40% more traffic

IN the next financial year, the Port Authority of Almeria (APA) will encourage and push traffic and maritime services that contribute to the economic and social development in the ports of Almeria and Carboneras.

For maritime transit in regular container service, the APA will maintain, a 40 per cent discount on the ship and merchandise rate, which is the same percentage as for road traffic.

With specific conditions related to tonnage, form of presentation or according to terminals, products such as plaster, marble, laminated products and iron or steel tubes, raw materials for manufacturing; they will also have incentives of between 20 per cent and 40 per cent. really stand out.”

The incentives for traffic in regular maritime service, in ferries and ‘ro­pax’ also move within this range, also subject to application conditions.

Finally, cruise ships will benefit in the same way from a 40 per cent discount on both the ship tax and the passenger tax.

Gabriel Montes was born in Laujar in 1953.

He has developed his photographic activity in parallel to his profession, teaching.

The self­taught photographer has learned from books, works and exhibitions of the great masters, especially.

As an unrepentant traveller and meticulous observer of the world, Gabriel discovers minuscule details.

Gabriel confirmed: “I have been delighted at being able to bring my exhibition to a unique and singular enclave in the province such as the Castle of Guardias Viejas.”

MARITIME rescue has rescued 18 immigrants of North African origin, including a woman and a child, from a boat located 22,224 kilometres from the coast of Almeria.

A spokesman for Maritime Rescue confirmed the coordination centre of Almeria received a notice warning on July 15 of the presence of a small boat that set sail from Algeria.

After several negative telephone efforts, the 112 of Andalucia managed to triangulate the position of the boat thanks to a call and provided it to Salvamento Maritimo.

The coordinating centre then contacted the ship Pico Basile, which was in the area and confirmed the position of a white boat with people on board.

They were asked to continue sailing alongside until the ship Salvamar Algenib arrived and around 9.00am the rescue of the immigrants began.