Puertos del Estado
Fernando Manzano is an experienced professional in data systems development and management, currently serving as Jefe de Unidad de Desarrollo de Sistemas de Datos at Puertos del Estado since September 2012. Fernando co-leads the European technical group for the In Situ component of the Copernicus Marine Service and oversees the operational data collection and quality control of Puertos del Estado’s measurement networks. Previous roles include leadership positions in significant projects within Copernicus and MyOcean, contributing to data management in the Iberia-Biscay-Ireland region. Fernando's career spans various positions with companies such as Nologin, Fugro, SATEC, and Telefónica, consistently focusing on software development, project management, and technology implementation. Fernando holds a Máster en Negocio Marítimo Portuario e Innovación and has a degree in Ingeniero Superior en Informática, complemented by additional training in artificial intelligence for earth monitoring.
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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.