The PAB puts forward a proposal to extend the Port of Palma for discussion and consensus.
Palma de Mallorca
25/03/2014
This morning, the Chairman of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB), Alberto Pons, presented a preview of the Infrastructure Master Plan for the Port of Palma, for discussion and consensus. After informing both the State-owned Ports Body and the Balearic Islands Regional Government of its plans, the APB aims to start a round of contacts with government authorities and other social stakeholders to discuss and reach an agreement on the type of port the capital of the Balearic Islands needs.
The draft of the Infrastructure Master Plan for the Port of Palma proposes a 340,000 square-metre extension based on reclaiming land from the sea, a new 3,200 metre-long breakwater, and nearly 2,000 additional metres of berthing for ships.
The most salient points of the plan include the creation of a new outer dock to house a mixed terminal for passengers and conventional cargo, a 140,000 square-metre area for ship maintenance and repairs, the creation of new berths for recreational vessels up to 100 metres long, and making the commercial docks an integral area of the city. The estimated cost of this plan is in the region of €550 million.
This initiative to extend the Port of Palma was outlined by Alberto Pons today at the 9th Radio Mallorca Forum, organised by Cadena Ser, at the Castillo Hotel Son Vida de Palma. During the forum, Pons also reviewed the APB’s role in managing public ports in the Balearic Islands.
