The Yacht Club of Sa Rápita opens up a new dry dock to increase space

The Yacht Club of Sa Rápita inaugurates this season the first dry dock of Mallorca. It is a project that allows the users and members of the club to get an easier access to the sea with boats from 4 to 9 m. Thanks to this new system the Yacht Club has increased its space by 60 places.

Read the complete article in Diario de Mallorca.

Mutual understanding and practical results define the meetings of ANEN with their associates

The tour of meetings of the General Secretary of ANEN with the member associations and companies in the sector continue in the Autonomous Communities, the latest one taking place in Galicia.

Marina Dávila hosted hosted one of these meetings, where more than 20 companies took part, between associates of ANEN and representatives of other entities in the sector. The main subjects discussed were the various legislative actions ANEN is working on, for example the future normative regarding the professional licenses. Also fiscal issues were addressed, as well as the participation in the next Barcelona Boat Show etc.

The Community of Valencia and the Basque Country are the next destinations on the agenda of this programme, which has proven to be very effective. Using the format of workshops, the meetings are dealing with and finding solutions to problems in situ, whether related to normative or fiscal legislation, or problems with the Maritime Authorities, which are followed up by personal meetings with certain Harbour Masters.

The working meetings where alongside our associates, representatives of other companies participate, provide a great opportunity to attract more members into our association, which strengthens ANEN as the main collective of the sector.

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Port of Pollensa will host a nautical fair in fishermens benefit in October

Port of Pollensa will host for the first time on the 12th of October a nautical fair of second hand goods with the aim to collect funds for the fishermen of the Moll in these difficult times of the crisis. It is an initiative promoted by the website that offers help for sailors, boatinginmallorca.com, which will be in charge of the programme together with the Town Hall of Pollensa, the Yacht Club of Pollensa and the fishermen themselves.

"The idea to organize this event came about as a result of an article published in Ultima Hora last year, alerting to the difficult economical situation that the fishermen of the Moll and Cala Ratjada are going through", explains the responsible of theboatinginmallorca.com, Sebastiá Danthez. "We thought that if we join our forces we will achieve more than separately", says Danthez.

Letter from the President - June 2013

The month of May was very intensive for the nautical sector. We started the month with the Palma Boat Show, a success when it comes to both exhibitors and the number of visitors, and we finished the month listening to the serious declarations by the President of the Port Authority, accusing the nautical sector of handling large sums of black money. And in the middle, a magnificent report in the prestigious newspaper El Pais, defending the nautical sector. Lets deal with these issues one at a time.

The Palma Boat Show was a success. The media, the political class and the entrepreneurs agree on this. Besides, the number of visitors was excellent, at least 30.000 people. As if not enough, this year, for the first time in history, a member of the royal family visited the Show. Support of this kind is priceless. The association was there too at the ground level, giving support to all of you according to our best possibilities, taking photos of your wonderful stands to post them in the social media, and sharing experiences with a number of entrepreneurs. We learned about your new products and joined in your fantastic parties. It is during moments like these when you finally see the fruit of all the hard work during the past year and realise what a great Show we managed to put together. The truth is, without you this Show would not have been possible. Therefore, in the face of the next year´s Show, we ask you to let us know your opinion again: what would you like to improve, what else would you include / take out and what kind of Show you would like to have in 2014? We commit ourselves, as members of the Organizing Committee and with your help, to work towards a Show that is each time more attractive and profitable for everybody. 

The Barcelona Boat Show is starting to look for exhibitors for September

The Barcelona Boat Show has started to sell exhibition space and services to national and international firms for the 2013 edition, which will take place from 24th to 29th of September in Port Vell, Fira de Barcelona has informed in a statement this Friday.

The Show will coincide with the celebrations of Mercé, the patron saint of the catalan capital, and with the Mediterranean Tall Ships Regatta.

"We have started our commercial campaign with a very positive response from the companies in the sector, which confirms the success of the model initiated in 2012, concentrating all commercial activity in the Port Vell during the month of September", assures the director of the Show, Jordi Freixas.

According to the results of a survey done by the Fira de Barcelona, 80,4% of the exhibitors of the last edition have given a positive evaluation to the new format, the Show has a high repetition rate (93%), and almost half of the annual sales of the exhibiting companies are generated during the Show in Barcelona.

Read the complete article in Europa Press.

News from e3 Systems: The Consortium: 3 Experts – 1 Solution

An Agreement was signed between Aage Hempel Netherlands, Tijssen Elektro and e3 Systems at the end of May to form The Consortium. The Consortium is a collection of 3 expert technical companies, each with their own pedigree and skill sets, all of which are backed by a wealth of experience. 

These companies have joined together to offer a new build service for super yachts that uniquely lasts for the full life cycle of the yacht. It starts at the yacht’s Concept, progresses through Construction and continues until the yacht finally stops Cruising. 

The Consortium has an extensive geographic spread. Some companies have offices where yachts are built and others where yachts cruise. Thus the Consortium can provide their services at a lower cost due to their local presence through every stage of the yacht’s life. The three professional companies of the Consortium can move fast, be flexible and provide turn-key solutions. The Consortium is happy to provide a single simple solution or a sophisticated complex package for yachts of any size. 

Schedule of actions by IDI for the Internationalization Plan of Mallorca

The Internationalization Service of IDI informs about the planned actions regarding the Internationalization Plan for the Balearic Enterprises.

You can consult the document here.