Med Sea Yacht Services wins the tender to manage the dry dock at the port of Maó
The 19-year concession includes an investment of 9 million euros for the complete modernisation of the dry dock, with structural, functional and operational improvements
Palma
22/07/2025
The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares - APB) has agreed at its last meeting, held yesterday Monday afternoon, to select the most advantageous offer, the proposal of the company Med Sea Yacht Services, to manage the installation for the mooring and launching of boats and supplies located at the Cós Nou quay, in the port of Maó.
The concession will have a duration of 19 years and contemplates a total investment of 9 million euros for a comprehensive reorganisation of the dry dock, with the aim of modernising the existing infrastructures, expanding its operational capacity and meeting the technical needs of the nautical sector more efficiently.
The proposal's most important initiatives include the enlargement of the current area of travel-lift operations, by lengthening the current breakwaters and the construction of two new ones, doubling the space for dry-docking and launching of vessels of different lengths. The mooring trains will also be renewed and new jetties will be installed.
On land, the construction of a refuelling station with underground tanks with a 150,000 litre fuel capacity, five pumps - two with a high flow rate - and fast-loading outlets are planned, as well as a mobile unit and the addition of a pit for the repair of sailing boats.
These interventions will make it possible to adapt the dry dock to current standards of quality and sustainability, and to reinforce the role of the port of Maó as a benchmark in boat maintenance and repair.
In financial terms, the company will pay an annual occupancy fee of 177,000 euros, plus 88,800 euros per year for improvements and 4 % of turnover.
Continuity of service
Since 2022, the management of this facility has been in the hands of the company Desarrollos Concesionales Insulares (DECOIN), under a temporary authorisation that ends in August 2025.
In order to guarantee service continuity during the completion of the administrative processing of the long-term concession awarded to Med Sea Yacht Services, the APB launched a parallel public tender for a new temporary authorisation of one year, extendable up to three years.
This process has also been secured by Med Sea Yacht Services, which will take over the interim management until its ownership as concessionaire for the next 19 years is formalised. The temporary authorisation shall automatically lapse when the concession enters into force.
