ACPET :: Associació Catalana de Ports Esportius i TurísticsACPET :: Associació Catalana de Ports Esportius i Turístics

The Catalan Association of Tourist Marinas and is a private non-profit organization established in 1983, consists of dealers Ports and harbors sports in Catalonia.

Since its inception, the organization has worked to bring together dealers Marinas in its various legal forms, whether Sports Clubs, companies or consortia and has based its management in identifying common interests and its defense and development, making it possible to unify and improve quality in the delivery of services to all Catalan Marinas.

The high representation that has held since its inception, has placed as interlocutor with the different administrations that, in one way or another, involved and / or infrastructure are tutelan these marinas. Currently, the Association has 46 partners of the 50 ports in Catalonia, which accounts for 92% of port concessions granted in Catalonia, including those that are supervised by the State Ports.

Since 1989 and until 2010, the Presidency has been occupied by Mr. Francesc Xavier Mangrané, whose management has provided a value of unity and sense of industry that has deepened mutual understanding and improving overall management of port facilities. In this regard, it should be noted that the relationship with the Port Authority over the years has always been positive towards the whole sector.

From 2010 to 2018 the Presidency of the Association was occupied by Mr. Tomás Gallart and in April of 2018 Mr. Albert Bertran was elected as the new President, being in charge of a new Board of Directors until today.

The main activities and services that are organized by the Association are:

• Representation of the ports associated with the Public Administration of the port community, environment, environment, sports and tourism at national, regional, provincial and municipal.

• Technical advisory services and legal.

• Conference Organization partners, highlighting the technical conferences and Working Ports of Catalonia organized every year.

• Promotion of the associated ports and nautical destination Catalonia and quality in different national and international competitions, most notably of the boat shows in Barcelona, Paris, Dusseldorf and Palma de Mallorca.

• Service communication and dissemination of news of interest to the sector through the newsletter "Port News".

• represent the sector to other sectoral organizations, both national and international.

• Studies of the sector.

• Organization of training courses tailored to the needs of partners.

· Catalonia with its unique geographic location and exceptional communication infrastructures with Europe and the rest of Spain, have become one of the top tourist destinations in Europe. It is known for its many natural and cultural attractions, and offers boaters, marine infrastructure-class sporting that happens along the 580 km. length of its coastline.

· The marinas of Catalonia enjoy the mild Mediterranean climate and its unusual location on a coast of great diversity and beauty, the navigator also offer a variety of services and facilities, high quality, with particular emphasis on all matters relating to environmental conservation, with everything you need for sailing enthusiasts to enjoy their stay in our shores, can practice all kinds of water sports and use our port facilities as a base for their boats.

· With 50 marinas, Catalonia offers more than 30,000 mooring of all lengths, and equipped with all the services to cover any needs you may have the explorer.

· The Catalan Association of Tourist Marinas and is associated with the vast majority of the marinas in Catalonia, with the aim of unifying criteria to ensure that our facilities have the best services and infrastructure, and to provide our users with a network port of first order in Europe.