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Port of Leixoes - Portugal - Port Information - Info from ICC - Agentes de Navegacao e Transportes (ID: 30388)
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WITH A VAST IMMEDIATE HINTERLAND, THE DOURO AND LEIXOES RIVER S PORTS SERVE OVER FOUR MILLION PEOPLE WITHIN A RADIUS OF ABOUT 60 KM WHICH INCLUDES BOTH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTUGAL AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN SPAIN. THEIR MODERNISATION HAS BEEN SPEEDED UP THANKS TO THE LARGE RAILWAY AND ROAD NETWORK. TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT OF THE PORTUGUESE EXTERNAL COMMERCE PASSES THIS WAY. LOCATION LATITUDE: 41? 11 N LONGITUDE: 8? 42?W ACCESSES THE PORT OF LEIXOES PILOTING ACCESSES THE PORT OF LEIXOES LIES IN THE MEETING POINT OF IMPORTAND INTERNATIONAL ROUTES AND IS ON THE MAIN ROUTE OF THE PETROL TANKERS. IT IS SITUATED IN A HEAVILY POPULATED AND DENSELY INDUSTRIAL AREA 5 KM FROM THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FRANCISCO SA CARNEIRO (EX PEDRAS RUBRAS). IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING SEARCH FOR INTERFACE FORMS OF TRANSPORT ALL ITS HARBOURS ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE NATIONAL ROAD AND RAILWAY NETWORKS. RAILWAY ACCESSES THE PORT IS CONNECTED TO THE COUNTRY S GENERAL NETWORK THROUGH THE RAILWAY BELT OF THE PORT. THERE IS A JUNTION IN THE STATION OF CONTUMIL. THE PORT OF LEIXOES LEIXOES HAS A SPECIFIC DOCK FOR THE MOVING OF GENERAL CARGO, SOLID BULK, LIQUID BULK, ROLL-ON/ROLL-OF CARGO AND CARGO IN CONTAINERS. DOCK 1 THE NORTH DOCK IT IS 455 METRES LONG AND 9 METRES WIDE (ZH). IT HAS A COVERED STORAGE AREA OF 3,089 M2 AND NA OPEN AREA OF 8,000 M2. ITS PLATFORM IS 21 METRES LONG AND 5 METRES WIDE FOR THE MOVING OF ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF CARGO AND HAS A MAXIMUM CARGO CAPACITY OF 80 TONS. THE PASSENGER STATION IS SITUATED IN THIS DOCK. THE SOUTH DOCK IT IS 520 METRES LONG AND 9 METRES DEEP (-ZH.) IT HAS NA OPEN AREA OF 13,000 M2. DOCK 2 THE NORTH DOCK IT STANDS 670 METRES LONG AND IS -9 METRES DEEP (ZH.) IT HAS A COVERED STORAGE AREA OF 2,460 M2 AND AN OPEN AREA OF 17,200 M2. THE SOUTH DOCK IT STANDS 690 METRES LONG AND IS 9 METRES DEEP (ZH). IT HAS 22,800 M2 OF OPEN AREA. DOCK 4 THE NORTH DOCK IT IS 400 METRES LONG AND 9 METRES DEEP (ZH). IT HAS 2,520 SQUARE METRES OF COVERED STORAGE AREA AND 2500 M2 OF OPEN AREA. THE CENTRAL TERMINAL IS SITUATED IN THIS DOCK. IT HAS TWO 15 TON ECOLOGICAL CRANES WHICH ENABLE THE DOCK TO OPERATE THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF CEREALS AND THEIR BY-PRODUCTS WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF EFFICIENCY. THE SOUTH DOCK IT IS 290 METRES LONG AND 6.6 METRES DEEP (ZH), WITH NA OPEN AREA OF 28,000 M2. NORTH CONTAINER TERMINAL IT IS 360 METRES LONG AND 9 METRES DEEP (ZH). IT HAS TWO DOCK ENTRANCES WITH A CAPACITY FOR 35 TONS EACH. IT HAS ARTIFICIAL PLATFORMS WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 6 HECTARES, EQUIPPED WITH FIVE PARK ENTRANCES, EACH WITH A CAPACITY OF 35 TONS. THIS ALLOWS FOR THE STORING OF 3,000 TEUS. ITS ANNUAL CAPACITY IS OF 200,000 TEUS. THERE IS A PARKING AREA FOR REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS, WHICH HAS A CAPACITY FOR 96 TEUS. SOUTH CONTAINER TERMINAL THIS IS 440 METRES LONG AND 9 METRES DEEP (ZH) EQUIPPED WITH TWO DOCK ENTRANCES WITH A CAPACITY OF 35 AND 40 TONS RESPECTIVELY. THERE IS A TOTAL AREA OF ARTIFICIAL PLATFORMS OF 12 HECTARES EQUIPPED WITH FOUR PARKING ENTRANCES EACH WITH A CAPACITY OF 35 TONS. THERE ARE FOUR FRONTAL FORK-LIFTS WHICH ALLOW FOR THE STORING OF 8,000 TEUS. ITS YEARLY MOVEMENT CAPACITY IS OF 230,000 TEUS. THERE IS A PARKING SPACE FOR REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS WITH CAPACITY FOR 208 TEUS. PETROL TANK TERMINAL THIS IS 700 METRES LONG AND 15 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL, SERVING AS A PROTECTION SITE TO THE ENTRY OF THE PORT OF LEIXOES. IT IS EQUIPPED FOR THE RECEPTION OF CRUDE OIL AND ITS BY-PRODUCTS, THUS ABLE TO HANDLE A LARGE SPECTRUM OF WAY-STAGE AND FINISHED PRODUCTS, FUELS, LUBRICANTS, LIQUID OIL GASES, AROMATIC PRODUCTS AND OILBASED SOLVENTS. IT HAS THREE DOCKING PORTS. PORT A IT IS 14 METRES DEEP (ZH) AND TAILORED FOR SHIPS UP TO 100,000 TAB WHICH CARRY OIL PRODUCTS AND VARIOUS REFINED OIL PRODUCTS. PORT B IT IS 10 METRES DEEP (ZH), AND DESIGNED FOR SHIPS UP TO 27,000 TAB CARRYING OIL PRODUCTS AND VARIED REFINED OIL PRODUCTS, LIQUID GASES AND AROMATIC PRODUCTS. PORT C IT IS 6 METRES DEEP (ZH) AND IS DESIGNED FOR SHIPS UP TO 5,000 TAB CARRYING OIL PRODUCTS, VARIOUS REFINED OIL PRODUCTS AND AROMATIC PRODUCTS. THE NORTHWEST DOCK THIS IS 145 METRES LONG AND 6 METRES DEEP (ZH) AND DESIGNED FOR SHIPS WITH CONVENTIONAL CARGO. PILOTING PILOTING IS COMPULSORY FOR BOTH THE ENTRY AND EXIT OF SHIPS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COAST AND NATIONAL TOWING BOATS UP TO 500 TABS, LOCAL COASTAL FISHING BOATS AND RECREATIONAL YACHTS. THE PILOTING SERVICE CAN BE MADE AT ANY TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DOURO PORT (ONLY BETWEEN SUNRISE AND SUNSET ACCORDING TO THE TIDES AND SEA AND WEATHER CONDITIONS). THE PILOTING DEPARTMENT HAS A PERMANENT MONITORING SERVICE, 24 HOURS A DAY, ON CHANNEL 14 (VHF). PLEASE CHECK BEFORE FIXING ICC - Agentes de Navegacao e Transportes Terrestres Lda. With a vast immediate hinterland, the douro and leixoes river's ports serve over four...... Port of Leixoes - Portugal - Port Information - Info from ICC - Agentes de Navegacao e Transportes