Port engineering
Introduction
Puertos del Estado is a Spanish public body "Public Body (Spain)"), dependent on the competent ministry in the matter (currently, the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility), with global responsibilities for the entire state-owned port system. It is in charge of the execution of the port policy of the Government of Spain and the coordination and efficiency control of the port system, made up of 28 port authorities "Port Authority (Spain)") that manage the 46 ports of general interest.
Article 149 of the Spanish Constitution, referring to the "Exclusive Powers of the State", in point 20 makes direct reference to the ownership of ports and airports of general interest.
Features
State Ports are responsible for the following powers, under the dependence and supervision of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda:
Spanish port model
Contenido
El Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2011, de 5 de septiembre, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la ley de puertos y de la marina mercante, distingue entre los puertos de titularidad autonómica (básicamente los puertos pesqueros, deportivos y de refugio), que dependen del gobierno de la comunidad autónoma donde están ubicados, y los puertos de titularidad estatal, es decir, los puertos calificados como de interés general por reunir alguna de las siguientes características:.
Members of State Ports
The Spanish Port System of state ownership is made up of 46 ports of general interest, managed by 28 Port Authorities, whose coordination and efficiency control corresponds to the State Ports Public Body, a body dependent on the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda that is responsible for the execution of the port policy of the Government of Spain. Port activity and maritime transport contribute 20% to the GDP of the transport sector. The Law provides the Spanish port system with the necessary instruments to improve its competitive position in an open and globalized market, establishing a regime of management autonomy for the , which must carry out their activity with business criteria.