Mahon
Mahón, officially Maó, and also written as Mahon or Port Mahon in English, is the capital and second largest city of Menorca (Minorca). The city is located on the eastern coast of the island, which is part of the archipelago and autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The port is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands).
Cruise ship visits to Spanish ports up in Jan-Sep 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 24, 2024 – The state ports of the archipelago, with Palma as the docking point for the vast majority, have handled...
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...
Public object to military use of port of Mahon, Menorca
Mahón, Menorca, Spain (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Demonstrators gathered in Mahón (Maó), Menorca, this weekend to protest the presence of military...
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...
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...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Trapsayates SA to be evicted from Mahón port
Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) July 20, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the...
Balearic Islands process 69% of mooring requests online
Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – A total of 68.7% of the mooring requests of the ports of Palma, Alcúdia, Mahón and Ibiza, has been made...
Trasmediterranea to start operating Barcelona-Menorca ferry line on Sep 19
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Spanish company Trasmediterranea plans to launch a line connecting Barcelona to Menorca island twice a...
Trasmediterranea to start operating Barcelona-Menorca ferry line on Sep 19
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Spanish company Trasmediterranea plans to launch a line connecting Barcelona to Menorca island twice a...
Mahon city council asks Tenerife port to change outlook of cruise area
Mahon, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – The Mahon City Council has asked the Balearic Islands Port Authority to withdraw all or part of the...
Air pollution sensors installed in Palma de Mallorca port
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) July 13, 2017 – The Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares) and the University of the...
Trasmediterránea introduces new ship into Barcelona-Mahón line
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – Spanish ferry company Compañía Trasmediterránea, S.A. has incorporated its “Juan J. Sister”...
Dock workers strike has no effect on Balearic port traffic
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The 48-hour stevedores strike that started on June 14 and concludes on June 16 is not causing changes...
Balearic Islands port authority promotes local harbours at Seatrade Cruise Global fair
Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares) leads the Balearic delegation at the...
Balearic Islands ports to receive €42.3 million investment in 2017
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2017 – The five state-owned ports on the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Alcudia, Ibiza, Mahon and...