First unloading of fuel at the Naval Base in Port Maó

First unloading of fuel at the Naval Base in Port Maó

04/02/2010

The tanker Mar Rocio was today, the first to utilize the new facilities for the discharge of liquid fuel that the Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) built at the naval base of Port Maó and which involved an investment of 2.4 million euros. With this new infrastructure, the port of Maó can accommodate tankers of greater length and load capacity, which will substantially reduce the number of stopovers at the port throughout the year and also eliminate the traffic of fuel-laden tanker trucks in the port area. The fuel unloading facilities were built at the naval base of Port Maó, thanks to an agreement signed by the Ministry of Defence, the Government of the Balearic Islands, the Council of Minorca, Maó City Council and the APB.