The Port of Leixoes, outside Porto in Portugal’s north, is to receive 510 million euros (630 million U
The Port of Leixoes, outside Porto in Portugal’s north, is to receive 510 million euros (630 million U.S. dollars)of investment, Portugal’s Minister for the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, announced. “The Leixoes Terminal is one of the top ports in the national system,” said Vitorino, “and is rightly, therefore, one of the ports where we make the biggest investment.” Besides building a new terminal, there are plans to extend the breakwater and deepen the access channel and turning basin. Some of these projects are already underway and ought to be finished by 2021. Others are at the engineering study stage or awaiting environmental impact assessments. The whole project should be completed by 2026.
