Next Port Nautical Experience will manage the moorings on the Poniente quay in the port of Maó for the next 11 and a half years
The company plans to invest 2.8 million euros to modernise the moorings, boost energy efficiency and implement innovative environmental solutions
Palma
22/07/2025
The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares - APB) has agreed, in its last meeting held yesterday afternoon, to choose the proposal of Next Port Nautical Experience as the most advantageous solution to manage an administrative concession for the mooring spots located on the Poniente quay of the port of Maó.
The concession will have a duration of 11 years and 6 months and includes the management of a total of 17,500 square metres of water surface and 370 linear metres of mooring line.
The company will invest 2.8 million euros in the modernisation of the docks, with structural repairs, renovation of the pavement, eight jetties (two fixed and six floating) and improvement of the electrical network. A service building and a clean point with a vacuum station for the collection of waste water and bilge will be built.
The proposal also includes the installation of aerothermal systems for air conditioning and DHW, efficient LED lighting and solar beacons, as well as electric charging points for boats, vehicles and bicycles.
In environmental aspects, most of the existing concrete anchor blocks will be reused, a vacuum water collection network connected to the municipal network will be implemented and innovative projects such as artificial micro-reefs and a pilot bioremediation module with seaweed cultivation will be developed.
On the financial side, the company will pay an annual occupancy fee of 47,000 euros, plus 480,000 euros per year for improvements and 4 % of turnover as an activity tax.
Change of management
This concession incorporates two jetties previously managed directly by the APB, which means that 57 moorings are now under indirect management, linked to the new concessionary company. However, the fare will remain the same: €0.114 per square metre per day or fraction thereof.
The APB is committed to maintaining the service to those users who do not agree with the change of management. They are eligible for a new berth in another part of the port, bearing in mind that their mooring rights are renewed biannually and are not of a permanent nature.
On the other hand, the APB maintains the direct management of one jetty, which will retain 22 mooring spots for fishing boats and those providing port services, such as those dedicated to cleaning the coastline.
This indirect management model optimises the use of port spaces and improves their operability.
