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the maximum duration of the harbour concessions in Spain is extended by 35 to 50 years
Established the financial institution of the Bottom for terrestrial accessibility of the ports
July 7, 2014
Past friday the Spanish government has established with bill that the maximum duration of the harbour concessions is extended by 35 years to 50 years. Such delay of the term could be granted upon request of the advance concessionaire and a favorable relation by governmental agency Puertos of the Estado. The executive of Madrid has explained that such measure, beyond anyway conforming the costs of the harbour concessions in Spain with those of the European Union, will stimulate the private initiative and is previewed will generate ulterior investments comprised between 150 and 200 million euros per year, will increase the competitiveness of the ports and will reduce the logistic costs.
For the new harbour concessions, the whose term will not be able to exceed the 50 years - the government has explained - it will be necessary to take into consideration various criteria, between which the volume of the investments carried out from the concessionaire, the adequacy of the planning and the management of the ports and the increment of activity generated in the port. The maturity date of the harbour concessions come to an agreement before the effectiveness of the new one decrees could be extensive until 50 years, upon request of the concessionaire and with the relation favorable of Puertos of the Estado, if the concessionaire engagements to come true new investments, contributes to the financing of infrastructures of terrestrial connection or reduces at least 20% the previewed maximum rates in the concession title.
Moreover the bill establishes the financial institution of the Bottom for terrestrial accessibility of the ports, instrument that will be used in order to finance the construction of street and railway infrastructures to the aim to guarantee adequate accessibility to the ports. The Bottom will be based on the contributions of Puertos of the Estado and the Harbour Authorities (remembers that the harbour community of Barcelona is itself decidedly opposite to that the deep ones generated from the Catalan port are used in order to finance other ports, on 24 June and 4 July 2014) and the operation of this new instrument will be object of next regulations.
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Past friday the Spanish government has established with bill that the maximum duration of the harbour concessions is extended by 35 years to 50 years. Such delay of the term could be granted upon request of the advance concessionaire and a favorable relation by governmental agency Puertos of the Estado. The executive of Madrid has explained that such measure, beyond anyway conforming the costs of the harbour concessions in Spain with those of the European Union, will stimulate the private initiative and is previewed will generate ulterior investments comprised between 150 and 200 million euros per year, will increase the competitiveness of the ports and will reduce the logistic costs.
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