Lisbon, July 12, 2024 (Lusa) - Portugal's minister of agriculture and fisheries announced in parliament on Friday that by 2027, more than €19 million will be invested in ports from north to south, a sum that includes the costs of dredging.

Responding to MPs in the parliamentary committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, Minister José Manuel Fernandes said that between 2024 and 2027, around €14.054 million in infrastructure investments, "in harbours from north to south", namely "Vila Praia de Âncora, Esposende, Póvoa do Varzim, Vila do Conde, Matosinhos, Aveiro, Figueira da Foz, Peniche, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Sines, Sagres, Lagos, Portimão, Quarteira, Olhão, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António".

As detailed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, priority investments have been identified in the ports of Matosinhos (€875,000), Peniche (€1,244,826), Setúbal (€350,000), Sagres (€1,988,044), Quarteira (€1,800,000) and Olhão (€52,000).

The total investment planned, including dredging, amounts to €19 million.

This includes €7,423,758 million for the North, €4 million for the Centre and €7,629,574 million for the South.

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