Boats offering music and parties for tourists will no longer be allowed to operate from their traditional base in the port of Palma, opposite the Auditorium. The tender specifications issued by the Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) for this space prohibit any activity that includes "parties or dances on board, with music produced by mechanical or electronic means, or through live performances by a musician or musicians." The tender also states that "activities, events, parties, or dances on board that, due to their nature, are annoying, harmful, unhealthy, or dangerous, or that significantly disrupt the peace, rest, or safety of users and the population of the city of Palma or the port of Palma" are also prohibited.

The Balearic Islands Port Authority (Ports IB) managed the removal of 53 boats that arrived at various ports in the archipelago during 2025. The average cost per vessel, which includes transport from the port, dismantling, cleaning, and decontamination of the affected areas, was €616, according to the Ministry of the Sea and Water Cycle. These actions are part of the regular procedures that Ports IB maintains to guarantee the safety, cleanliness, and proper functioning of port facilities, as well as the appropriate management of abandoned vessels in accordance with environmental and safety criteria. According to data from the Ministry of the Interior, 7,321 people arrived in the Balearic Islands aboard 401 boats during 2025. This figure represents a 24.5% increase compared to the previous year and confirms 2025 as the year with the most arrivals recorded to date in the Canary Islands, both in terms of the number of people and the number of boats. The trend of arrivals has continued into early 2026, with seven boats carrying a total of 147 people already located in Formentera, Cabrera, and Mallorca during the first four days of the year. Since 2020, Ports IB has managed the removal of 324 boats from the ports of the Balearic Islands. The total cost of managing these operations amounts to €199,680. Analysis of the period between 2020 and 2025 shows a significant concentration of arrivals at specific points along the coast and during particular times of the year. Colonia de Sant Jordi is the port with the most boats removed, with 120 vessels, followed by Cabrera, with 106, and Portocolom, with 69. Other ports such as Cala Figuera, Sant Antoni, and Portopetro have lower figures, while the remaining facilities register occasional arrivals. Regarding the monthly distribution, the data shows a clear seasonal pattern, with a higher incidence during the autumn months. October is the month with the most boats removed, 46, followed by November, 37, and September, 34. High numbers are also recorded during the summer, especially in August and July, while March, May, and April have the lowest figures.

The Balearic Islands are celebrating Sustainable Mobility Day with staggering figures. The three island airports – Palma (PMI), Ibiza (IBZ), and Menorca (MAH) – have registered an overall increase of 75% in passenger numbers over the last quarter century. Between 2000 and 2024, total passengers rose from 26.67 million to 46.54 million, the most significant increase among Spanish airports. These figures confirm what many experts have been denouncing for years: the environmental "unsustainability" of the island's economic model, which bases its income on the increase in the number of visitors, with the highest growth rate in the entire country. As for passenger traffic by sea, the figures have almost doubled in less than 20 years. Regular passenger traffic has increased from 3.9 million in 2010 to 7.4 million in 2024, while the 2.5 million cruise passengers represent an increase of one million people between 2010 and 2024.

Ports have been the gateway for people, goods, and ideas throughout the centuries, shaping the history of the Balearic Islands. For this reason, the ARA Baleares and the Balearic Port Authority presented a program of routes this Friday that aims to tell this shared history and highlight an often-overlooked heritage.

The amendment to the Ports Law presented this Tuesday by the People's Party (PP) and Vox to Parliament has put the Minister of the Sea, Juan Manuel Lafuente, in the spotlight. The deputy spokesperson for the PSIB group, Marc Pons, accused him of having "direct" business interests in this amendment. The reason is that the minister inherited a 33% stake in the headquarters of the Port of Addaia, in Menorca.