Balearic Islands Port Authority management promotes marine industry in South Korea

Balearic Islands Port Authority management promotes marine industry in South Korea

Palma

14/10/2010

The Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) is involved these days in South Korea on a trade mission led by the Chamber of Commerce of Mallorca, which seeks to explore investments and alliances with local partners to promote the marine industry in South of that country.

 

The role of ABS in boat show, known as Yacht & Boat Korea 2010, is to raise awareness of the marine sector management is carried out in five general interest ports of the Balearic archipelago. For this, the president of the APB, Francesc Triay, official guest to the fair by the government of Gyeongnam province, share, tomorrow, with employers and Korean authorities some of the actions and projects pertaining to mooring facilities of recreational boating and the boat repair areas driven by the APB, the result of public-private dialogue.

 

In particular, management competitions ties Marina Port de Mallorca, Marina Alborán or the Quarantine dock at the port of Palma, Mahon and s'Altra Banda Marina in the port of Mahon, Ibiza and Ibiza Magna Marina in the port of Ibiza and Formentera Navy in the port of La Savina. As for the ship repair sector, the chairman of the APB will present new areas of ship repair ports of Palma and Ibiza, as well as the competition held at the Nou Cós area port of Mahon.

 

Thanks to the top of this Chamber of Commerce of Mallorca, the Balearic marine industry is present in the Korean boat show held in the coastal province of Gyeongnam, located southeast of the country and its territory includes hundreds of islands.

Balearic entrepreneurs have been maintaining separate meetings with both local authorities who are making numerous efforts to develop its marine industry, and with local businessmen in the area.

 

According to the Chamber, Korea as a whole is also known for its strong shipbuilding industry, so the role of potential partners Balearic would invest directly in projects or help them develop their budding marine tourism sector, contributing to entrepreneurs sector the vast experience of the Balearic Islands in this area.