Galician Government Eyes Stronger Relationship with Port of Miami for Exporting Tires to the US Market

This objective, recalled Guldrís, was established a few months ago during the official trip made at the end of last year by the First Vice President and Minister of Economy, Industry and Innovation, Francisco Conde, to the region, during which he was received by the director of Operations of the Port of Miami, Andrew C. Hecker.

The director of Igape recalled that the Port of Miami already has “an important relationship” with the port authorities of Vigo, A Coruña and Ferrol, and had an impact on the Galician potential in terms of cold logistics and the sustainability of the ports of the Community as well as the importance of Florida as a logistics hub. The region is configured as the third most important logistics and distribution cluster in the country, a link between Latin America and the Caribbean as it is the largest exporter to these markets.

Within this framework, Guldrís recalled that the Sentury project in the Ferrol region constitutes a vital infrastructure to boost the local economy. It is one of the four strategic industrial projects declared by the Galician Government and will enable the implementation of a tire plant in the As Pontes town hall. Within this framework, Guldrís highlighted that one of the reasons for establishing these lines of merchandise between Galicia and the United States lies precisely in the fact that most of the production of tires that Sentury plans to manufacture in the future plant will be for export to the United States market. via Miami.