Galicia passes first regional Ports Law in Spain
In Spain, the parliament of the autonomous region of Galicia has approved a new Ports Law, which brings back into regional ownership 122 quays. No other autonomous region has yet gone down this route, although others, notably in the Basque Country and Catalonia, have indicated similar aspirations.
The Galician government said that bringing back control of harbours will enable it to best adapt them to the needs of their users.
The regulation is said to improve port services and speed up administrative processing in all dock-related activities, including those of commercial operations and recreational activities.
Part of the attraction to concession holders of this new law is a possible extension of concession periods from 30 to 50 years. It also sets out to improve transparency when granting service contracts, therefore ensuring healthy competition. All areas of port infrastructure will be addressed by the new law, including planning.
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