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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - apb]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The APB rejects ARCA's proposals for the reform of the Port of Palma: "They are not viable"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/the-apb-rejects-arca-s-proposals-for-the-reform-of-the-port-of-palma-they-are-not-viable_1_5695392.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/0fafdecd-2630-429d-b766-ebd644c80144_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has reiterated to the Association for the Revitalization of Old Centers (ARCA) that the Palma port transformation project is based "on technical rigor and the general interest". The president of the APB, Javier Sanz, and the director, Toni Ginard, met this Tuesday with representatives of ARCA to clarify the axes of the transformation project.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:52:25 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The Portopí lighthouse.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The waste treatment plant will be located in the area where there are already two treatment plants. The APB says it is a mandatory service]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Calls to halt the manure processing plant at Sant Carles Castle in Palma: "It's a monumental mistake"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/calls-to-halt-the-manure-processing-plant-at-san-carlos-castle-it-s-monumental-mistake_1_5689294.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/17db297a-9bef-4d21-bb4b-c78ec0e8207b_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The heritage protection entity <a href="https://www.arabalears.cat/etiquetes/arca/" target="_blank">ARK </a>has asked the Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) not to grant the concession for the future liquid waste plant planned for the port of Palma, as it believes that it would directly affect the heritage value of the <a href="https://www.arabalears.cat/etiquetes/castell-de-sant-carles/" target="_blank">San Carlos Castle</a>"One of the most valuable elements" of the area.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Héctor Rubio]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:32:34 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Aerial view of San Carlos Castle.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The pilot test to transfer waste from Ibiza to the Son Reus incineration plant in Palma is scheduled to begin in April.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) bans 'party boats' on the swallows and demands a ten million euro investment in the Portitxol Nautical Club.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/the-port-authority-of-the-balearic-islands-apb-has-banned-party-boats-in-golondrinas-and-granted-15-year-extension-to-the-concession-of-the-portitxol-nautical-club_1_5589037.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/41695829-1da9-4fca-9470-8ee58e9a7eb0_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The Board of Directors of the Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) has agreed, at a meeting held in the port of Palma, to launch a public tender for the management of moorings at the local traffic terminal for vessels popularly known as "golondrinas" (swallows), which will include a ban on carrying out <em>party boats</em>Furthermore, the council itself has approved granting a 15-year extension to the Portitxol Nautical Club, until 2040, and incorporating approximately 12,000 additional square meters of water surface to reorganize and expand the marina and nautical services of the facility. Regarding the management of the local traffic terminal, the concession also includes the management of two moorings designated for the Nautical Bus service. In the new concession, located on the Palma seafront, service will only be provided to vessels on the second list, that is, merchant ships for the transport of people, and those included in the tourist registry of the Island Council of Mallorca that allow them to organize parties or dances on board with music, known as [unspecified activity], are expressly excluded.<em>party boats</em>.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:34:05 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The APB has agreed to launch a public tender for the management of the moorings at the Trànsit Local terminal.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[This decision reflects a commitment to the residents of the area, who in recent months have complained about noise and disturbances caused by some tourists.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Palma's new promenade opens with a charity race]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/palma-s-new-promenade-opens-with-charity-race_1_5497973.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/7239632e-92f9-4799-8176-e73ef516843f_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Palma's new promenade will open on November 15th and 16th with the first charity run by the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB). It will be a weekend of sporting and family fun with free activities, with all proceeds going to Projecte Home Balears.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[H.R.]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:44:19 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The work on the promenade began approximately a year ago.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Projecte Home Balears will receive all proceeds from the first edition of the race.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[They are calling for a public sailing school to be built in the port of Palma and for the restoration of the Muelle Vell (Old Dock)]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/they-are-calling-for-public-sailing-school-to-be-built-in-the-port-of-palma-and-for-the-restoration-of-the-moll-vell_1_5459130.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/2e11c5ff-3572-4ff3-975b-2a8858144fd0_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Members of the <a href="https://www.arabalears.cat/societat/forum-societat-civil-critica-reordenacio-port-palma-preten-l-apb-basi-criteris-creixement_1_5103814.html" >Civil Society Forum </a>On Wednesday, they called for a sailing school to be built in the port of Palma, specifically at the breakwater, the restoration of Muelle Vell to increase the city's proximity to the sea, and the shifting of nautical repression to the western breakwater. These are the main actions envisaged in the alternative proposal prepared by the entity to refute the preliminary draft port reorganization proposal drawn up by the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB). According to Jaume Garau, a member of the Fòrum executive committee, the APB's initiative "implies an increase in ship mobility and the need for new platforms, which is absolutely absurd."</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura López Rigo]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:34:41 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The Port of Palma.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The Civil Society Forum also proposes moving nautical repression to the Western Dock.]]></subtitle>
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