Med Sea Yacht Services has won the tender to manage the dry dock at the Port of Maó in the Balearic Islands.
The 19-year concession was awarded by the board of directors of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares – APB) and includes an investment of €9 million to modernise the existing infrastructures to expand the port’s operational capacity and meet the needs of the nautical sector more efficiently.
Med Sea Yacht Services will manage installations for mooring and launching boats and supplies located at the Cós Nou quay, in the port.
The proposal’s key initiatives include enlarging 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.
Refuelling station
The mooring trains will also be renewed and new jetties will be installed.
On land, a refuelling station will be constructed with underground tanks with a 150,000 litre fuel capacity, five pumps – two with a high flow rate.
Fast-loading outlets are also planned, as well as a mobile unit and the addition of a pit for the repair of sailing boats.
The works will enable the dry dock to be improved and bought up to current standards of quality and sustainability.
Med Sea Yacht Services will pay an annual occupancy fee of 177,000 euros, plus 88,800 euros each year for improvements and 4% of the port’s turnover.
Authorisation
Management of the facility has been carried out by Desarrollos Concesionales Insulares (DECOIN) since 2022. The temporary authorisation ends in August 2025.
To guarantee service continuity during the completion of the administrative processing of the long-term concession to Med Sea Yacht Services, APB launched a parallel public tender for a new temporary authorisation of one year, extendable up to three years.
The concession 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 will automatically lapse when the concession enters into force.
