Leixoes
PTLEI
Also see
Leixoes Marine Terminal
OVERVIEW:
A sheltered port handling a range of cargoes including dry and liquid bulk, containers,
Ro-Ro and breakbulk. There are also facilities to handle cruise vessels, fishing boats
and leisure craft at the port. Small passenger, leisure and fishing vessels can also
be accommodated at berths on the Rio Douro, near Porto. The outer part of Leixoes
is protected by artificial breakwaters.
The port of Leixoes is a
Core port in the Atlantic Corridor in the European Union's Trans-European Transport Network.
LOCATION:
Leixoes lies approx. 2.5 n.m. north of the mouth of the Rio Douro, 6.5 km. NW of Porto.
Douro berths are located on the river, near the Dom Luis Bridge in Porto.
CHARTS:
BA Charts No. 3258 and 3634.
Publications:
BA West Coasts of Spain and Portugal Pilot, NP 67.
PORT LIMITS:
Seaward limits are defined by a line connecting the following positions:
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