Balearic Island public-interest ports registered over 5.8 million passengers in 2013
Palma de Mallorca
10/02/2014
In 2013, the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) registered an 18% gain in cruise passengers, and an 11% rise in ferry passengers. This increased the total number of passengers calling at Balearic Island public-interest ports last year to over 5.8 million.
A closer look at these figures reveals an 11% rise over 2012, with over 1.5 million cruise passengers visiting the APB’s ports on 699 calls, thus consolidating the ports’ leading position in the world cruise market.
In terms of individual ports, the Port of Palma was visited by over 1.2 million passengers, which represented a 27% increase compared to 2012. However, it was the Port of Mahon, with a 78% rise, and almost 96,000 visitors, that accounted for the largest rise in cruise traffic.
With regard to ferry traffic, the Port of Ibiza was the most visited in 2013, with over 1.8 million passengers, representing a 12% increase compared to the previous year. However, it should be remembered that the ferry service to and from the Formentera port of La Savina accounted for 1.3 million of these passengers, representing a 9% rise over 2012. In fact, La Savina was the port with the highest number of domestic ferry passengers in the Balearic Islands.
More general cargo
In terms of general cargo, that is, consumer goods, the slight growth registered over the past two years continued, with an increase of 3% and 8.7 million tonnes. The Port of Alcudia led this growth with a 9% rise in tonnes compared to 2012.
Conversely, the total amount of goods traffic handled at APB-managed public-interest ports dropped slightly by 1%, to 11.4 million tonnes.
For further statistical information, visit www.portsdebalears.com.
