IU in the Region of Murcia (IURM) today urged the regional government to explore the possibility of constructing a dry port in the industrial park's Camachos in Cartagena, replacing the project of building a container dock in The Gorguel.
The head of IURM Environment, Victoria Rodriguez, said the creation of a macropuerto in El Gorguel affect the seabed in the area and the regeneration project Portman Bay and new sources of employment in Sierra Minera .
Rodriguez also warned that the container port would have a degree of involvement "very important" in the environment, since he Gorguel is located in the mountains of Fausilla, designated as Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA) and Site Community Interest (SCI).
He noted that the president of the Port Authority of Cartagena, Adrian Viudes Angel, "has forgotten that a construction project in El Gorguel macropuerto must undergo the necessary legal steps, and is dedicated to making propaganda for a nonexistent demand."
In addition, assessed the regional government commissioned a study to determine the location of macropuerto, but said that this action is the result of pressures exerted citizens, environmental groups and political parties such as IU, to prevent the building of a The container dock Gorguel. "
Source: IURM