Noticias APB | Ports de Balears

The APB presents the docks of Botafoc as model of environmental management

10/05/2011

The APB and the Technical Association of Ports and Coastlines have organized a technical visit today to the work site of the docks of Botafoc in the port of Ibiza, to raise awareness of the environmental measures being adopted throughout the project. The session included several lectures and a tour of the works in situ. The technical seminar exposed the weaknesses currently afflicting the Ibiza port in regards to safety, passenger comfort and traffic, among others, and went on to explain the solutions adopted in the expansion and remodeling inside the port. In addition to the aspects relevant to the execution of the work, special emphasis was given to environmental and archaeological controls. In this sense, they explained in detail the measures taken in the Environmental Monitoring Plan to meet to the requirements of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issued by the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs. They also described the actions carried out in the Special Environmental Surveillance Plan for Dredging and Disposal, developed to comply with the requirements provided by UNESCO, with the aim of not affecting the good of "Ibiza, Culture and Biodiversity " declared as a World Heritage Site. The chairman of the APB, Francesc Triay, stated that due to the environmental accusations it has received, the project "has been subject to more demands and, to counter these demands, many environmental actions have been promoted. I believe that in environmental matters and construction management we have reached a standard of excellence. " The Technical Association of Ports and Coastlines is formed by technicians from the departments of engineering and environment from the different port authorities, as well as, from the General Directorate of Coastlines. The fifty members of the association who have visited the port of Ibiza, from various parts of Spain and Cantabria, Andalusia and Galicia, participated in the talks in the morning and visited the work site in the afternoon. The construction of the Botafoc docks, with an esplanade of 63,000 square meters and two quays, 200 meters long and 30 meters wide, will provide a suitable surface for the new terminal for regular passenger ferry traffic and general RoRo cargo, away from the city center and with sufficient guarantees of security. The new ferry terminal building will have high walkways for boarding passengers, loading zones for cargo and vehicles and parking areas. At the same time, this action will permit a total reform of the Ibiza port which includes the new ferry terminal for passengers travelling to the port of La Savina.

The APB created a website about lighthouses in the Balearic Islands

07/05/2011

The APB has created a new website (www.farsdebalears.com) where all information about the 34 lighthouses in the Balearic Islands. Thus, the APB opens your file with the history of lighthouses and lighthouse keepers and displays images and videos of the installations and the "treasures" they contain. The site also offers a virtual tour of the lighthouse Portopí, the third in the world´s oldest active and which is one of the largest collections of pieces related to lighthouses and their history.The president of the institution, Francesc Triay said that "the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands with this website wanted to share the precious heritage, both materialand human film, which revolves around the world of lighthouses in the Balearic Islands.The initiative also seeks an interactivity with the audience, to share his special relationship with the headlights through the network. "For his part, Jorge Martin, head of Projects and Works and acting Director of the APB noted that "technological advances, such as the use of photographs in 360 degree virtual tour of the exhibition Portopí or participation through Facebook or Twitter, we can make available to citizenswho want the treasure to keep the headlights of our community. This is an unprecedented project in the international arena regarding the disclosure ofheadlamps referred to."

On Saturday the first of the caissons for the Botafoc docks arrive from Cartagena

28/04/2011

The Balearic Islands Port Authority is anticipating the arrival, on Saturday afternoon at the port of Ibiza, of the first of the eleven caissons which are being built for the future Botafoc docks. At six-thirty pm on Friday, the tugboat A. Gaudi, sailed from the port of Cartagena carrying the piece which will be moored at the beginning of next week. The caisson, which is 41.7m long, 15´27m wide and has a depth of 17.5m and which is called Clementina, was manufactured during the month of April at the port in Murcia by the company Agronauta, a subsidiary of Ferrovial. The piece is constructed of 2,031.39 square meters of concrete and 173,162 kilograms of steel. In the port of Cartagena, Ferrovial will build six of the eleven caissons that will form the border of the Botafoc docks, while the company Cyes is responsible for the construction of the remaining five at the port of Sagunto. It is expected that by the end of May all the caissons will be completed. The blocks will be anchored with landfill and positioned on the foundation, built during the month of February. The construction of the Botafoc docks, with an esplanade of 63,000 square meters and two jetties, 200m long by 30m wide, will provide an appropriate surface for the new terminal for passenger traffic and general RoRo cargo, away from the city center and with adequate security guarantees. In this area a new passenger terminal is projected, with elevated walkways for passenger boarding and designated zones for loading cargo and vehicles, as well as for parking. Likewise, this action will make possible an overall reform of the port of Ibiza, which is looking forward to a new ferry terminal for passengers traveling to the port of La Savina.

New car park building and gas station for boats in the port of La Savina

12/04/2011

The Board of Directors of the ABS has adopted to give the company "Petrofor, SL" operation for ten years, a supply of fuel in the commercial dock in the port of La Savina, after the technical committee to study bids submitted for the tender has been rated as the most advantageous solution. The purpose of this competition is to modernize the supply of petrol and diesel boats A and B to the improvement and preparation of deposits and facilities, the construction of an additional underground tank and the addition of three new suppliers. Two of them are of high flow and a double. The proposed investment by Petrofor is half a million euros and the annual fee for operation of the station is 18,000 euros. Also in today´s meeting has resolved to award the company "Sovalgaray Marítima, SL" the operation of a parking building, premises and offices in the port of La Savina, after testing the best deal of those submitted to public competition by offering an annual fee of 40,000 euros, an investment of over 3.7 million euros and a concession period of 28 years, seven years less than the maximum provided in the specifications. The project includes the construction of a new building on a plot of 1,390 square meters, where currently there is another property that must be demolished first. Will have three floors plus basement and roof. On the ground floor commercial and office are located, while the rest of the building is devoted to car parking spaces. The building will have 106 parking spaces for cars, 88 reserved for hire, and 36 spaces for motorcycles, also for rent.

Extension of the Poniente docks in the port of Palma begins for large cruisers

21/03/2011

Today marks the initiation of the work on the extension of the Poniente docks in the port of Palma, which aims to provide a solution to the high demands for berths for large cruise ships in the Mediterranean. The work has been awarded to the Temporary Consortium (UTE) formed by CYES-SATO-OHL, with a total budget of 37.8 million euros, taxes included, and has a deadline of fifteen months. The extension of the docks will allow the simultaneous mooring of vessels of over three hundred metres in length in the Paraires area in of the port of Palma. This area is intended for docking large cruise ships and the work will include the extension of the existing Poniente docks with the creation of two new berths of approximately 360 metres in length and thirty metres wide. The solution adopted is that of a dock constructed of eighteen rectangular concrete boxes placed transversally, eight meters apart, so as to allow water to circulate through them and not increase the inner turmoil of the basin, allowing water renewal. The boxes will be manufactured at a port on the Peninsula and with the help of tugboats they will be transferred to the port of Palma. The dimensions of the boxes are a hundred feet in length, 15 metres wide and 16.4 metres deep. The boxes will be separated by concrete slabs made in situ.

Palma can reach a million and a half cruise passengers in 2011

17/03/2011

Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) plans to reach this season and a half million cruise passengers in the port of Palma, according to forecasts released scales these days at the Miami Seatrade Cruise Shipping, the most important exhibition world in this sector. Throughout this week, a delegation Balearic, headed by the chairman of the APB, Francesc Triay, is participating in the annual meeting of the international tourism industry, cruise ships, representing the Balearic Islands in the framework of the promotion Ports State organizes every year in this American city. After historic season of 2010, which fought both the major brands of cruise traffic as the passengers, everything suggests that in 2011 the results will be better. The good time you go through the cruise market in the Mediterranean, coupled with the crisis that exists in North Africa, has made the Balearic ports have been a substantial increase in reserves of scales. Thus, in the port of Palma provides 549 scales, 4.5% more than in 2010, which can mean reaching the million and a half passengers a year. Along with the president of the APB have also traveled to Miami accidental director, Jorge Martin, the head of strategic planning division, Teresa Alonso, the sales manager, Matthew Ginard, and a representation of the main shipping agents island.

Balearic Islands Port Authority proceeds to change the lighting Levante dock at the port of Maó

11/03/2011

Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) is proceeding in these days to the installation of new street lighting along the Levante dock at the port of Maó, with the aim of improving the street lighting and pedestrian and to reduce power consumption and light pollution in the area. With an operating budget of one million euros, are putting a total of 72 street lights along the nearly mile away you have the performance area. This project has enjoyed the cooperation of the Consell de Menorca, through the Consortium of Waste Urbans i energy, to adapt to new regulations for energy saving. Each lamp has two lamps that illuminate both the road and the promenade and feature modern energy saving systems and light pollution mitigation. Work began about a month and is expected for completion before the Easter holiday. Changing trees This performance, conducted by Indra Sistemas, a company awarded the contract, also includes the redevelopment of part of the woodland walk. In cases where trees currently planted match the location of the new streetlights, are affected by plant pests or are difficult to treat dead will be replaced. The new specimens of species planted will be more adaptable in size and shape to the port area, require less maintenance and by its diversity, will provide an obstacle to the easy spread of pests.

The APB invests 3.5 million euros in the lighthouses of the Balearic Islands

01/03/2011

The APB (Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has conducted in recent years, a continuous effort to invest in the maintenance of the lighthouse facilities of the islands. Specifically, in the last five years, it has invested about 3.5 million euros in exterior reformations, restoring facades and replacing wood and metal. The APB's investment has not been limited to the lighthouses themselves, but has also included the renovation of the structures attached to the lighthouses. Part of the work accomplished in 2008 included an investment of 155,000 euros for new illumination equipment and beacons, and 98,000 euros for upgrading the enclosures of all the lighthouses of Minorca. In 2009, among other actions, the base and the wall of the canal of San Jorge in Mahon were stabilized and the facings of all the lighthouses of Formentera were restored and waterproofed. In 2010, the largest contribution was 92,000 euros for improving the facings of all the lighthouses of Majorca and also for focusing on renovating interiors and replacing railings in Majorca and Minorca. This year, the APB is planning to upgrade medium voltage lines in the lighthouses of Majorca, coverings and accesses to the outbuildings of all the lighthouses of the Balearic Islands and to improve the electrical connections on the Dique del Oeste in the port of Palma.

Initiation of the second phase of construction of the Botafoc docks

21/02/2011

The arrival of the barge DN 143 to Ibiza from Valencia this past weekend has signalled the start of the second phase of construction of the Botafoc docks in the port of Ibiza. This vessel will deposit 18,000 tons of stones to form the foundation of the new pier. The installation of this breakwater will permit the posterior placement of the foundation boxes that will contain the landfill on which the infrastructure of the new port will be located. During the month of March the construction of eleven reinforced concrete foundation boxes that will form this dock will begin. The APB expects the 41.70 metre long boxes to be ready to be anchored in the foundation trench after the third week of the month. The construction of a 63.000m² esplanade and two jetties, 200 meters long and 30 metres wide, of new reclaimed area in the Botafoc docks, will provide a suitable surface for traffic of regular passenger ferries and general merchandise, away from the city centre and with sufficient security guarantees. A new passenger terminal is expected to be built in this area, with elevated walkways for boarding passenger and loading zones for cargo and vehicles, as well as parking. This action will also allow for a comprehensive reform of the port of Ibiza which is counting on a new ferry terminal for passengers travelling to the port of La Savina.

The APB will invest 63 million in 2011

16/12/2010

The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) approved today, at its last meeting of the year, the Business Plan for 2011. The plan announced an investment of 63.5 million euros for the operation of the ports of general interest in the Balearic Islands. Featured among the work scheduled for this year, is the construction of a berth in the Poniente docks in the port of Palma for large cruise ships, budgeted at 28 million euros. This endeavor, which will provide simultaneous mooring for five cruise ships of 300 meters in length, has been awarded to JV Cyes-Sato, who plans to start work in the first quarter of 2011. In 2011, the construction of the Botafoc docks at the port of Ibiza will continue, as well as, the work on the stabilization and foundations of the Adosado, Ribera and Poniente piers in the Port of Alcudia. Also in the forecast, is the initiation of the access to Cos Nou and the new ferry terminal in the port of Mahon.

The port of Palma breaks the record of 500 cruise calls in one year

01/12/2010

The port of Palma has broken this past November, the absolute record of tourist cruise ship in a year to reach 500 arrivals since January 2010. The previous record was 496 maximum scales, which were reached in 2008, which highlights the fantastic tourist season being experienced by the port of Palma on cruises.The cruise Regatta, Palma arrived at the port last Friday November 12 had the honor of being the 500th level. The ship, Oceania Cruises and the company that can carry a total of 684 passengers, arrived on the island from the French city of Sète and after calling at Majorca, set sail for Barcelona. This figure will increase scales round to end of year, because according to the Balearic Islands Port Authority the exercise will end with a total of 525 cruise ship arrivals in the capital.In addition, it is expected that the port of Palma also beat its annual passenger record tourism, as in this December will exceed the figure of 1,300,000 people if current forecasts. The figures for both ships and passengers are indicative of the boom that is experiencing this type of tourism in the Mediterranean in general and especially in the Balearic Islands.

"Amarres Deportivos, SL" wins the tender for the transformation and modernization of the Moll Vell of de Port of Palma

19/11/2010

The Governing Body of the Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) has decided to award the company "Amarres Deportivos, SL, a company belonging to the group of Banco Pastor, the management of local offices and berths in the Moll Vell, in the port of Palma.The approval by the Board of Directors was held on November 12, as proposed by the technical committee report on the six bids submitted for the contest. Two of these candidates were eliminated on the opening day of tenders for breaching the list of conditions.The award of the project for the management of fifteen thousand square meters, in a domain space shoreline jurisdiction of the APB, involves the transformation and modernization of an area of nautical and sporting facilities in the Moll Vell. The project includes the opening of spring to the city as an extension of the walks of Borne and Antoni Maura, by the sea.A new building will house a wide range of different types of commercial premises and offices, as well as an establishment for coffee shop and restaurant. The roof of the building will be transformed into a spacious veranda-terrace to be accessed freely by a broad staircase as an extension of Antoni Maura rides and Sagrera. The operating company also operates a total of 26 berths for boats and yachts between 15 and 40 meters in length.Offering more than a million euros in annual tax fee represents an increase of almost six hundred per cent compared to 175,000 euros initially set in the statement of rules of the competition organized by the APB.Along with the fee for fees, the contractor is committed to making an investment of over eight million euros to modernize and transform the nautical and sporting facilities. The concession for the management of the facilities of the Moll Vell shall be sixteen years and nine months, just under the 17 years specified in the statement.