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The project must ensure the 'in situ' preservation of the Titan crane and the Passenger Station at the Port of Leixões, which is located on the north pier.
Fishermen in Vila Praia de Âncora are desperate due to the silting of the small harbour. Last winter's storms displaced more than three hundred thousand cubic metres of sand into that area.
The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, said on Tuesday that the Port of Leixões expansion plan will go ahead. However, he said he will speak with the mayor of Matosinhos in an effort to try to 'compensate Matosinhos' for the impacts caused by the plan. 'The municipality of Matosinhos expressed its displeasure ...'
Chega demanded that the Government provide 'clear answers on the technical, operational and administrative reasons that explain the persistent closure of the port'.
Pedro Santana Lopes, the mayor, argued today that the port of Figueira da Foz, on the coast of the district of Coimbra, should have a standalone administration, separate from Aveiro, because of its complexity.
