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Surveys began in the 1980’s in search of new commercial wharves with a draught of over 7 metres. The New Commercial Sector was to run from the Northern Dock of the fishing section, while the Western Dock continued to expand following the acquisition of a large, 30-ton Babcock Wilcox gantry crane in 1982.
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In the early eighties, the Shoreline area expanded its esplanade between the Commercial Wharf and the Shipyards in order to allow for new business lines.
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The new Commercial Wharf situated to the North of the fishing sector and built between 1983 and 1986, had a low-tide draught of 12 metres, which enabled fully-loaded cereal carrying vessels to dock there. The Wharf was named the Leiros Wharf in February 1998, in tribute to its designer, Manuel Leirós Freire. Meanwhile, on the northern fishing jetty, the Marfrio cold store was being built, to open in 1987 next to the export departments completed in 1982.
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A shot taken in 1989:
The Commercial Wharf next to the expanded shoreline esplanade which was paved in 1986; Under construction next to the Shipyards is the new Ship Repair Area, which completed its first stage in 1983 and was expanded alter 1987.
In the Fishing Sector, the most notable work was the landfill for the Eastern esplanade between 1981 and 1982, which was to allow for the building of the Net Store in 1988, access to the New Commercial Wharf with an expanded esplanade to the East between 1983 and 1984, and the Galfrio Cold Store installed in 1989.
Finally, the New Commercial Wharf, where two large 16-ton cranes have been in service since 1988, one with a 35 metre beam and a maximum load of 20 tons, or 30 tons at 23 metres.
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