apdl.pt
Port authority running the Leixões and Viana do Castelo ports and the Douro waterway for shipping, cargo and rail users in northern Portugal
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- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-30
About apdl.pt
APDL, Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, S.A., manages the ports of Leixões and Viana do Castelo and the Douro navigable waterway. The Douro waterway runs about 210 km between Foz do Douro and Barca d'Alva, with five locks overcoming a 125 m drop. Listed business areas include rail terminals, cruises, logistics platforms, APDL Saúde and training.
Leixões, in the Matosinhos municipality, is described as the largest artificial port in Portugal. The Viana do Castelo port, at the mouth of the Lima river, is described as the third busiest port in the country. The website reports a turnover of 55.6 million euros and 277 employees.
The company has a strategic plan for the Port of Leixões for 2025–2035, with a stated aim of carbon neutrality by 2035 and an ambition to become self-sufficient in energy. In January 2025 it renewed its safety authorisation as a railway infrastructure manager.
Product: Port operations and infrastructure management for the Leixões and Viana do Castelo ports, the Douro waterway, rail terminals, cruise and logistics platform services.
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