José Manuel Fernandes, Portugal’s minister of agriculture and fisheries announced in parliament today 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, Fernandes said that between 2024 and 2027, around €14.054 million would be spent 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” – with the rest of the money (almost €5 million) going on dredging.
Minister announces €19 million in port investments
Sagres is among a number of ports that can look forward to improvements
