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The Baleària company , based in Dénia (Alicante), is working to be the first shipping company in the world to obtain the Global Safe Site Covid-19 label in its highest degree (Excellence) by the international certification and inspection entity Bureau Veritas , which will ensure that its ships and the maritime stations it manages carry out specific procedures, cleaning plans, organizational and personal protective measures to prevent infections.

The shipping company will also periodically measure the possible presence of the virus on the surface in order to obtain the excellent category of the certificate. A certificate that according to Baleària "goes beyond" the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and the World Health organization, since more complete and reinforced actions will be carried out than those indicated by these organizations in terms of safety and cleanliness.

The certification will include 16 of the shipping company's vessels (the 12 that currently operate and another four that it hopes to add to the operation when the current passenger transport restriction is lifted), as well as the two maritime stations that it manages directly ( Dénia and Valencia ). It is planned to have this certification in early June, which will be renewed every six months, with periodic verifications.

The president of Baleària, Adolfo Utor, has pointed out that " maritime transport is the one that can best guarantee safety, since the wide spaces of the ships allow maintaining the distances between passengers." "In Baleària we are working to increase this security of the means of transport and the certification of Bureau Veritas will be a guarantee that our ships are the most reliable places to travel," he said.

At the moment Baleària operates with 12 ships dedicated almost exclusively to the transport of goods and also of passengers with authorization to travel. This has allowed that from the beginning of the state of alarm the daily coexistence between crews and passengers has served the shipping company as a pilot model to advance in terms of security protocols.

Thus, various actions have been taken, in addition to extreme cleaning and disinfection. The crew in contact with the passage work with a mask, and in the kitchen area also with gloves. Agglomerations with spacing of shipments, disembarkations and queuing areas (restaurant, reception) are avoided and the crew relays have been optimized to prevent contagions on board.

The shipping company, which in 2019 transported more than 4,480,000 people, provides hydroalcoholic gel to all passengers, who since Monday, May 4 have been obliged to travel with a mask.

LEADER IN CONNECTIONS TO THE PENINSULA

Baleària is the leading shipping company in the transport of passengers and cargo in the connections with the Balearic Islands , and also connects Ceuta, Melilla and the Canary Islands with the peninsula. Internationally, it offers services in Morocco, Algeria and the Caribbean (between the US and the Bahamas).

The company is a pioneer worldwide in the use of natural gas: in 2019 it was the first to navigate with this cleaner energy in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands. Its gas fleet will reach nine ships in 2021, among new constructions and re-engines, with an investment of 380 million.

The company is committed to putting technology at the service of customers on its smart ships and using big data to improve its efficiency.

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