The APB releases an information video on the Port of Maó dredging project
Palma de Mallorca
29/05/2014
The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has released an information video on the Port of Maó dredging project in order to show the precautions that have been taken throughout the project, which is now in its final stages. The APB Chairman, Alberto Pons, stated today that he is “quite satisfied” with the dredging work so far, which in his opinion, has been carried out “more than adequately”.
For Alberto Pons, it is important to transmit to Minorcan residents and to tourists that visit the island, or intend to do so this summer, that “we can guarantee that the natural and environmental conditions of the port and its surroundings remain unchanged”.
Dredging work at the Port of Maó is due for completion in a few weeks, thus complying with the objective of avoiding the high season and, according to Pons, “ensuring port operations for many years to come”.
Safe dredging
The corporate video made by the APB in conjunction with the television production company, La Rulot, highlights the environmental precautions taken throughout the dredging process at the Port of Maó, and emphasises the modifications made and improvements added to the project including the commitment not to dredge any further than was strictly necessary to ensure port operations could be carried out correctly, covering the dredged material containing the highest heavy metal content with mud, at the bottom of the sea, and treating part of the dredged material on land.
The corporate video is available on the web page created especially for monitoring dredging at the Port of Maó at www.portsdebalears.com.
