Overview
- The port’s board approved Leandro Melgar’s voluntary resignation for personal reasons and endorsed Rubén Marín’s appointment, pending publication in the Diario Oficial de Galicia.
- Port president Carlos Botana staged the handover with both executives and described a smooth transition as Melgar returns to his Puertos del Estado role in Madrid.
- Marín, a Vigo-born civil engineer, previously led Avilés, served as subdirector in Valencia, and earlier was jefe de explotación in Vigo.
- The change comes during sustained cargo growth, with priorities that include improving Guixar’s operability, constructing a second vehicle silo at Bouzas, and advancing the Salvaterra-As Neves logistics platform.
- Botana outlined immediate tasks centered on digitalization and executing works to reorganize port spaces to strengthen competitiveness.