Puertos del Estado
Leandro Melgar Casillas has over 25 years of experience in the port and construction sectors, currently serving in multiple roles, including Director de explotación and Jefe de Area Adjunta a la subdirección de Servicios Portuarios at Puertos del Estado since July 2017. Previously, from February 2004 to June 2017, Leandro held the position of Jefe del Área de Explotación at Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where responsibilities included overseeing operational functions. Leandro's earlier experience includes serving as Jefe de obra at Dragados SA, focusing on project viability and planning, and as Ingeniero de asuntos de calidad at Obrascón Huarte Laín, S.A. Leandro earned a degree in Ingeniero de caminos, canales y Puertos from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid between 1991 and 1997.
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Puertos del Estado
Spain is the European Union country with the longest coastline (8,000 km). Its geographical location, being closest to the axis of one of the world's major maritime routes, also strengthens its position as a strategic area in international shipping and a logistics platform in southern Europe. The State-owned Spanish Port System includes 46 ports of general interest, managed by 28 Port Authorities, whose coordination and efficiency control corresponds to the government agency Puertos del Estado, a body answerable to the Ministry of Public Works that is responsible for implementing the government's port policy. The importance of ports as links in the logistical and transport chains is supported by the following figures: they handle nearly 60% of exports and 85% of imports, which account for 53% of Spanish foreign trade with the European Union and 96% with third countries. In addition, the State port system's activity contributes nearly 20% of the transport sector's GDP, which accounts for 1.1% of the Spanish GDP. Moreover, it generates direct employment of more than 35,000 jobs and around 110,000 indirectly.