Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal at Matosinhos in Porto – PT 🇵🇹

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2018 – Volvo V60 Cross Country at Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal at Matosinhos in Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹.

2018 – Volvo V60 Cross Country at Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal at Matosinhos in Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹.

2018 – Volvo V60 Cross Country at Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal at Matosinhos in Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹.

2018 – Volvo V60 Cross Country at Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal at Matosinhos in Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹.

2018 – Volvo V60 Cross Country at Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal at Matosinhos in Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹.

2018 – Volvo V60 Cross Country at Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal at Matosinhos in Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹.

2025 – Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal at Matosinhos in Porto, Portugal (Google Streetview).

2025 – Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal at Matosinhos in Porto, Portugal (Google Streetview).

Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal is located at Matosinhos in Porto, Portugal.

Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal is a purpose built terminal for ocean-going passenger ships built by the Port Authority of Douro, Porto, Portugal. The terminal was opened on the 23 July 2015.

The terminal is located in the Matosinhos municipality close to the city of Porto in the northern region of Portugal. The total cost of the project was expected to be in the region of 50 million euros. The new cruise terminal has expanded and stimulated the local tourist economy of the area. The new terminal building sits upon a 340 meter long quay and includes a pedestrian access path for use of passengers and the general public. The architect for the project was Luís Pedro Silva with the Structural design for the project being carried out by Newton Engineering Consultants. The main contractor was Ferreira Build Power of Porto.

The Port of Leixões intends to lower its carbon footprint and contribute to climate change mitigation through renewable energy sources, energy-saving measures, and eco-friendly activities.

The European Investment Bank offered a €60 million investment loan in 2023 to modernise and expand the Port of Leixões, recognising its importance and potential for future growth.

Each year, the Port of Leixões welcomes around 80,000 cruise ship passengers from all over the world. The majority of passengers come from the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States of America.

For this purpose, Leixões has two cruise terminals:

North Cruise Terminal is located at Dock 1 North, this terminal features a 300-meter-long quay with a depth of -10 meters, capable of receiving ships with a maximum length of 250 meters. To accommodate passengers, this terminal also includes a Passenger Station, considered an Architectural and Historical Heritage of the city of Matosinhos. The Leixões Passenger Station, designed by architects Tito Figueiredo and Jorge Gigante, was inaugurated in April 1961 and is a valuable example of architecture from that period, built in wood, with large glass windows that allow passengers to enjoy the movement of the port and the beauty of the sea.

South Cruise Terminal is the modern cruise terminal that is located on the south pier and reflects APDL, SA’s commitment to promoting the cruise industry in the Northern region of Portugal. This is the largest project ever to open the Port of Leixões to the city, increasing its capacity to accommodate larger cruise ships. The new cruise ship pier was inaugurated in April 2011 and has since welcomed the largest and most luxurious cruise ships in the world. The main building features a Passenger Station with various facilities for ships in transit or those embarking/disembarking passengers. There is no capacity limit for transit passengers, and the terminal can accommodate up to 2,500 passengers in turnaround (embarking and disembarking). Also housed in this building are the Production and Science (offices and experimental laboratories) and Scientific Outreach Departments of CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research.