Etiqueta 'Majorca Shipping'
New Mallorca foghorn sparks alarm in Palma
Horn will eventually be directed out to sea.
Mallorca retailers demanding police intervention in order to guarantee supplies
The interior ministry is being called upon to adopt urgent measures.
Up to 70% of goods not being shipped to the Balearics
Pickets are preventing goods from being loaded onto ships.
Balearics to propose measures for national plan in response to Ukraine crisis
Much of the focus in the Balearics will be on shipping.
Lorries arriving in Palma, Mallorca
There are no issues at ports at present.
Concern that hauliers will blockade ports
A blockade would be to add pressure on the Spanish government to check the rise in the price of diesel.
Amazon doubling the number of ship containers for Mallorca
Christmas and worries about shortages are driving up demand.
Competition will cut the cost of Balearic maritime transport
New players in the market will help to offset the price disadvantages of insularity.
Ferry company in stormy waters
Trasmediterránea operates more than 100 passenger and cargo routes between the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Melilla, Ceuta, Morocco and Algeria.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Viewpoint
Shipping can’t sink
"The threat of the demise of shipping company Trasmediterránea is worrying news.."
Humphrey Carter07/11/2020 12:30