The APB moves to its new offices in the Port of Palma
Palma
15/10/2012
Today the APB moved into its new office building at the Port of Palma. Practically all the Port Authority’s administrative staff are now installed under the same roof instead of being in different buildings as they have been up until now. This means that all the customer services, which were previously located in different places, are now centralised in the new headquarters. This will make administrative management more efficient as users will be attended to in the same building.
The new building has three main features. On one hand, it preserves the symbolic elements of the Old Quay as the façade of the former Trasmediterránea building has been maintained. Secondly, the building is environmentally sustainable as it has been adapted to take advantage of natural resources. And finally, it has been constructed to ensure coherent urban planning between the port and the city by avoiding overground vehicle parking as far as possible with the construction of an underground car park.
The investment for this project totalled around €16.3 million and was financed entirely with the APB’s own funds. The construction of the new building provided direct employment to an average of 35 people over a period of 24 months, although at certain peak periods there were 96 people working on the project.
