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Eivissa (Ibiza)

Eivissa is the official Catalan name for Ibiza, a city and municipality located on the southeast coast of the island of Ibiza in the Balearic Islands autonomous community. State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government; made up of 28 port authorities that manage the 46 ports.

Balearic Islands Port Authority plan dock electrification, cold ironing

Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) May 9, 2024 – The Balearic Islands Port Authority is planning dock electrification projects for Ibiza and...

Port of Barcelona is hub for supplying the Balearic Islands

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona is a key hub for supplying cargo to the Balearic Islands. In 2022, traffic...

Baleària builds the first electric ship to have zero-emissions during port stays

Baleària presented the construction of the first electric passenger and cargo ferry that will be pollution free during port stays and approaches –...

Balearic Islands Port Authority reviews Port of Eivissa (Ibiza) investments

Eivissa, Balearic Islands (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – The Port of Eivissa is set to invest around €8.8 million ($9.85 million) in 2022, and the...

Grimaldi and Armas Trasmediterranea agreement: Trasmed GLE established

An agreement was signed today in Madrid for the acquisition by Trasmed GLE, the new Spanish company of the Grimaldi Group, of five ferries for the transport of...

Balearic Port Authority to develop climate change adaptation plan

The Board of Directors of the Balearic Port Authority (APB) approved yesterday in an ordinary session to formalize the contract between the APB and the...

Grimaldi finalises Armas Trasmediterránea acquisition

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) July 20, 2021 – Grimaldi has completed the €375 million agreement to acquire assets of the Iberian shipping company...

Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci begins the connection between Valencia with Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza

The Valencia Port Authority (APV) has delivered the «Socarrat», the traditional Valencian terracotta tile designed with maritime motifs, to the GNV Sealand...

From May 1, Baleària will be operating the most innovative and sustainable ‘fast ferry’ in the Mediterranean

From May 1st, in the Balearic Islands, Baleària will be operating the most innovative and sustainable ‘fast ferry’ in the Mediterranean –...

Grimaldi agrees to purchase the main assets of Naviera Armas in the Mediterranean

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2021 – Naples-based Grimaldi and Armas Trasmediterránea of Spain have signed a memorandum of understanding...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – February 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in February 2021 of 40.43...

Balearic Port Authority starts a strategic environmental study of the Special Plan for the port of Eivissa

Palma, Balearic islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2021 – The Balearic Port Authority (APB) has started a strategic environmental study of the...

Spain: Total port traffic Q1 2020 by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 6, 2020 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has published port authority cargo numbers for January-March 2020, showing that total...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority.  The state-owned Puertos del...

Balearic Islands port authority to revamp Botafoc dike in Ibiza port

Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2019 – Balearic Islands port authority has launched improvement works on the dike of Botafoc, in the port of Ibiza. The...

Balearic Islands port authority awards €16.3 million contract for Ibiza port maritime station

Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has awarded a €16.3...

Balearic port authority launches drone control programme

Alcúdia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has initiated a pilot...

Balearic ports attract €178 million investment in overhaul works

Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – The overhaul works launched by the current government at Balearic ports have attracted investments...

Ibiza port to launch moorings for charter boats

Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2019 – Ibiza port will have moorings for small boats on the island, which will be located in the area where the boats...

Balearic Islands port authority gets eight offers for Molinar port reconstruction

Molinar, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2019 – The Balearic Islands port authority has received eight offers in a tender for the reconstruction of Molinar...

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