{"id":4994,"date":"2021-12-09T00:05:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T23:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/?p=4994"},"modified":"2021-12-09T23:20:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T22:20:05","slug":"port-concessions-when-time-is-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/port-concessions-when-time-is-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Port concessions: when time is money"},"content":{"rendered":"
Whether it is a cargo terminal, a yacht club, a luxury marina or a waste collection service, the facilities and services of Spanish ports are subject to a public concession. This is due to the fact that Spanish law establishes that both the land and sea areas where port activity takes place are State property. Therefore, they constitute a public domain, and cannot be sold or seized, although they may be occupied and their use can be conceded to the private sector for a specific period of time paying the corresponding fees.<\/p>\n
These services subject to concession include port services, such as berthing, loading and unloading, stowage, pilotage and towing, repairs, supplies (water, fuel, electricity, cleaning, etc.), and commercial services: hotel and catering or nautical sports and leisure activities, among others; some with high added value, such as those linked to luxury nautical sports, a booming sector with a high economic impact on port hinterland (area of influence).<\/p>\n
Among the services subject to a concession are those relating to the port itself and commercial services<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
For each case, the awarding of port services and activities is carried out through legal authorisation, for those that do not require permanent infrastructures, and for a maximum of three years, or through a public concession, at the request of the applicant or at the initiative of the port authority. The duration of concessions is very important to the operation of the port system, as applicants must make a long-term plan, propose new investments and assume all financial risks in compliance with the parameters established by current legislation.<\/p>\n
Since 2015, Ineco has been providing technical support to Puertos del Estado for the analysis of the files subject to these extensions. More than 300 extension requests have been submitted to 28 port authorities.<\/p>\n