APB maintains discounts on sea passenger and freight fees in 2017
Palma
01/01/2017
The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has decided to maintain the system of reductions and bonuses of its port fees for regular passenger and freight traffic in 2017 as a way of keeping maritime transport through the port more economical and thus minimising the costs of insularity. The APB calculates that its income in 2017 will be reduced by about 16 million euros as a result of applying these bonuses and reductions to its fees.
Last December, the APB Board of Directors approved the Port Authority’s Business Plan, which once again includes the same reduction that has been applied in recent years of 30 percent of the passenger port fee and 10 percent of freight fees at the five state ports under its management, in order to provide an incentive to the islands’ economy.
In addition, it should be remembered that the APB already applies at its ports the maximum island discounts permitted by law to its fees for maritime services with other ports located outside the archipelago, specifically, 40% on ship and goods fees and, 45% for passenger traffic, and 60% on vehicles under transport.
In this regard, the reductions are even greater on inter-island sea routes, where a reduction of 75% in ship fees and 80% in fees paid for goods, passenger and vehicle traffic is applied.
