Noticias APB | Ports de Balears

Ferry Terminal nº 3 of the Port of Palma is now operational

12/09/2007

This summer the new Ferry Terminal nº 3, located at the Partiers Wharfin the Port of Palma, became operational after finalizing theamplification and reforms of the facility. The reformation, carried out by UTEFerrovial Agroman SA and Centro de Montajes, included the constructionof a direct access to the ground floor of the terminal, which is thelocation of a new baggage distribution zone and departure lounge. Withthis reform, boarding and disembarking activities are separate for the firsttime, making passenger traffic more comfortable and more secure. Thisconstruction assumed an investment of 2,227,164.02 euros. This concludes the total reformation initiated months ago, with the remodelling of Ferry Terminal nº 2 of the Port of Palma, which was completed in the middle of January. This project consisted of the creation of a new baggage claim area. To achieve this the previously open area was closed off and a baggage conveyor belt and washroom facilities were installed. In addition, the area was connected to the Ferry Terminal with the installation of an elevator, two escalators and a stairway. The reforms of Ferry Terminal nº2 cost 2,452,329.54 euros. The primary target of both projects was to obtain more modern and uniform ferry terminals, whose main purpose is none other than to improve the sojourn of passengers and customers.

The traffic of passenger tourists grows in the Balearic Islands

12/09/2007

The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (PAB) registered an increase of the 25 percent in the number of passenger tourists arriving to the islands in the first semester of 2007. In total, 446,647 passengers arrived to the Balearic Islands by cruise ship, up until the 30th of June, as opposed to 357,270 passengers who registered during the same period of the previous year. In relation to the ports, Mahon led in growth with an increase of 57 percent and a total of 36,656 passengers. This strong increase was due, in part, to the weekly scheduling of several of the ships during the high season, as is the case of the “Sea Princess“, which makes stops at the Port of Mahon every Sunday. The Port of Palma showed an increase of 23 percent, while Ibiza registered a rise of 18 percent, changing the negative tendency of last year’s decrease in cruise ship passengers. With respect to the number of ships arriving to the islands, the overall growth was 24 percent, and again, Mahon, with an increase of no less than the 73 percent, was the port with the most significant the ascent. As to passenger traffic on regular lines, the ports of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands registered, during the first six months of this year (2007), an overall increase of 7 percent

Public announcement of the Environmental Impact Study for cruise ship pier in Palma

25/08/2007

The PAB sent to be published today in the BOE, a public notice with information concerning the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) of the proposed berthing facility for large ships at the Poniente piers in the port of Palma de Mallorca. The final draft of the study and of the project itself, are available to the public offices concerned, interested individuals and the general public, in the offices of the PAB in Palma. The new pier, with a budget of 24 million euros, will be built as a continuation the existing Poniente piers and will allow simultaneous berthing of up to six major cruise ships at the Paraires terminal.