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The Port of Leix es comprises the largest seaport infrastructure in the North of Portugal and one of the most important in the country. With 5 km of quays, 55ha of embankments and 120ha of wet area, Leix es has excellent road, rail and maritime accesses and is equipped with advanced information systems for vessel s traffic control and management. Representing 25% of the Portuguese foreign trade and handling 13,5 million tons of commodities a year, the Port of Leix es is one of the most competitive and versatile multi-purpose ports in the country. Around 3.000 vessels a year come through Leix es, carrying all sorts of goods: textiles, granites, wines, timber, vehicles, cereals, containers, scrap metal, iron and steel, alcohol, schnapps, sugar, oil, molasses, petroleum products, and even passengers from Cruise Liners. Benefiting from a strategic location with an hinterland rich in industry and commerce, the Port of Leix es has a privileged position in the context of the European port system. It operates 365 days a year with high productivity levels and with reduced vessels turnaround time at the quays. The bar entrance is always open to navigation, without sea tide restrictions Mainly aimed at the Feedering Service and Short Sea Shipping the Port of Leix es operates 365 days per year and is equipped with the most up-dated information systems for vessels traffic management Efficient and safe, Leix es is a multi-purpose port that has 3.100 vessels calls per year. Has available two Container Terminals; an Oil Terminal; a Roll-On/Roll-Off Terminal ; quays for Liquid Bulk, Solid Bulk, General Break-bulk Cargo handling and a Passenger Terminal. PORT AUTHORITY The Port Authority of Douro and Leixoes (APDL - Administracao dos Portos do Douro e Leixoes, S. A.) is a public limited company of exclusevely public capital sited at Leca da Palmeira, Matosinhos, Portugal. The rights and duties of the APDL, S. A. are referred in its statutes, aproved by the Law-Decree n? 335/98, of November the 3rd. The General Assembly, the Board of Directors and one Auditor make part of the public limited company.nico APDL, SA JURISDICTION AREA The area under jurisdiction of the Port Authority of Douro and Leixoes comprises the coastal strip of maritime public domain, from the point of Rua da Belgica, at Praia de Lavadores, to the parallel of Boa Nova lighthouse, North of the Port of Leixoes, besides the following areas:: a) The area of the port of Douro which comprises the whole estuary of the river Douro, from 200 meters upstream Luiz I to the river mouth, including its margins and all the berths, qauys, docks and available areas existing or to be built. b) The area of the port of Leixoes which comprises the breakwaters, the sea area they limit and the docks existing or to be built, the course of the river Leca up to the old Guifoes windmils bridge and the land area limited by the respective public domain. PORT REGULATIONS - The management of the port is covered by specific regulations. Taxes ans sources of income are included in the Tariff Regulations. The rules which dictate the port management services are included in the Port Administration Rules. The Port of Leix es comprises the largest seaport infrastructure in the North of Portugal and one of the most important in the country. Port of Leixoes (Portugal) - APDL-Administra o dos Portos do Douro e Leix es SA (Puerto de Leixoes)