Importance: According to information from the Master Plan of the Port of Vila do Conde, shipments of alumina in Vila do Conde were of 4,862,684 t in 2011, which makes it the second most transported cargo in the port. The same document also records significant numbers for liquid bulk, mainly caustic soda and fuels, which handled 2,119,162 t that year. At that time, the need to build a new berth for liquid bulk was also alerted, as the projections indicated the imminent overcoming of the capacity to handle demand, so that the lease should supply a deficiency in the port structure.