Etiqueta 'Balearic ports'
Balearic ports set to lose cruise passengers next year

Tourism

Balearic ports set to lose cruise passengers next year

The recovery of competitor destinations will affect Balearic cruise numbers.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter19/11/2018 15:07

The nautical sector is important for the Balearic economy.

Nautical

Balearic government rules out new or enlarged marinas

The new general plan for Balearic ports will prohibit the construction of new marinas and the expansion of existing ones.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter27/02/2018 00:00

The volume of goods rose six per cent last year and will continue to rise this year.

Transport

Volume of goods shipped to the Balearics set to reach 17m. tonnes

"Warehouses are stocked in anticipation of hotels opening, especially in Majorca."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter05/02/2018 00:00

Strike action by dockers will affect supplies to the Balearics.

Industrial relations

Business concerns over the impact of the dockers strike

The industrial action is over proposed legislative reform that will end the current monopoly that stevedore companies have at ports.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter12/02/2017 00:00

As cruise ship demand grows, so Palma and other Balearic ports require more investment.

Infrastructure

Cruise ship demand requiring port investment this year

The number of cruise ship stopovers in Palma this year is set to increase by nine per cent.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter12/01/2017 00:00

Shipping charges to be reduced to aid competitiveness

Transport

Shipping charges to be reduced to aid competitiveness

Cruise shipping will be a sector to benefit the most from these allowances, with 40% reductions in charges applying all year to the ports of Alcudia, Mahon and La Sabina.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter20/01/2016 00:00