The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands' (APB) Board of Directors has appointed Marc Pons Pons as its Deputy Chairman. Pons is the Balearic Island Government's Minister of Mobility and Housing and represents the Balearic Islands' Government on the APB's Board of Directors. Marc Pons will occupy the position of Deputy Chairman on a temporary basis until a new chairperson is appointed.

During the meeting held this afternoon in the Port of Palma, the Board of Directors accepted the resignation of the hitherto Deputy Chairman, Miquel Puigserver Lloberas, who will continue as a member of the Board representing the Provincial Association of Maritime Companies (APEAM). Puigserver has tendered his resignation for health and personal reasons and for the good of the APB.

The objective of Marc Pons' appointment is to safeguard the smooth running of the organisation until the new chair of the APB is appointed.