The Minister of Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, is not satisfied with the studies that have been submitted for the the future construction project Terminal containers of Lisbon, Barreiro, and ordered a new economic and financial study of the project, and another to the dredging area, which will be conducted by the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC). Ana Paula Vitorino says that “the Port of Lisbon deserves to have informed decisions, to reverse the demand decrease cycle.”
These statements were made at the joint hearing of the Committee on budget and Finance and the Committee on Agriculture and the Sea, where the minister demonstrated the dissatisfaction with the fact that it has only been “conducted a preliminary study and based on a study that a private company had developed”. “also in the dredging area, view of the reservations placed publicly by experts, will be asked to LNEC an in-depth study on the subject, “said the minister, in his opening speech in the assessment, the specialty of the Draft State Budget Law for 2016 (OE2016).
a year ago, the government led by Passos Coelho announced that Barreiro was the only location on the table for the installation of the container terminal, advancing with the application of EU funds for the conducting environmental impact studies estimated at EUR 6.6 million. The preliminary study and environmental impact of the future terminal Lisbon containers in Barreiro, is being done by a Portuguese consortium, led by Consulmar, who won the international competition that ran five candidates.
Ana Paula Vitorino also announced its intention to extend the public consultation period of the container terminal project in Barreiro, who “had been shortened earlier by the Government from 45 to 20 days “, is scheduled for August. “It is too important an issue to be enjoyed by the people and public and private entities quickly as the country is on vacation,” he said in his opening speech in parliament.
In Commission, the Minister of the Sea said it had already prepared the regulatory ordinances to launch the Sea Operational Programme (MAR2020) even during the month of March and have projects approved in the first half.
This is one of the measures that the government wants to pass immediately to stimulate growth of the sector, alongside the creation of a Blue background to support the maritime economy and scientific research in the short term should also be implemented “Sea Simplex” with measures related to ports and aquaculture, as well as a balcony one of Maritime Activities.
Ana Paula Vitorino added that plans to double aquaculture production by 2018, passing the current ten thousand to 20 thousand tons, simplifying licensing and increasing support public to the sector. The minister stressed, however, that the budget of the sea program reflects the commitment in the sector, with the consolidated expenditure to amount to 80 million euros, up 27% over the implementation of 2015.
the expense resulting from implementation of Community funds should increase 360% (more than five million euros compared with 2015), while for the investment amount for 2016 is 94.5 million (12% above the initial allocation of 2015).
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