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New dry dock at Viana shipyards now operational

Rádio Alto Minho15 September 2026 at 10:24

The new dry dock at the Viana do Castelo shipyards is now operational. The infrastructure was inaugurated on September 7, the date on which the first vessel entered to use the new facilities.

The first ship to benefit from this infrastructure was SEFU, which measures 117.3 meters in length, 9,259 GT, and has a draft of 4.65 meters.

The investment in the new dry dock exceeded 24 million euros, having been assumed by the concessionaire WestSea. APDL, the Port Administration of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo, was the entity responsible for marking the start of operations of this infrastructure.

Why this matters

Readers in the Viana do Castelo region directly benefit from this infrastructure, which boosts the local naval sector and can generate employment in the port area. The 24 million euro investment by WestSea represents an enhancement of the shipyards' industrial capacity, attracting more shipbuilding and repair contracts to the region. WHY: none

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