The mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz, and the Minister of Development, Mario Muñoz-Atanet, announce the unlocking of the expansion of La Bajadilla Port, which will increase from 268 to 750 moorings with an investment exceeding 200 million euros.
La Bajadilla Port in Marbella will nearly triple its capacity, increasing from the current 268 moorings to around 750, as announced this Wednesday by the mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, and the Minister of Development and Mobility of the Andalusian Government, Mario Muñoz-Atanet. The new operator will begin managing the facilities on January 1, with a planned investment of over 200 million euros for this expansion.
Muñoz described the news as a “great piece of news for the city” and emphasized that it concludes a process marked by years of administrative and judicial difficulties. The mayor recalled that since 2019, the Government and the City Council have been working to recover this strategic initiative, which will allow Marbella to “grow also within the maritime sector, respond to existing demand, and generate new economic and tourism opportunities.”
For his part, Muñoz-Atanet explained that the project was tendered 16 years ago, before the contract was rescinded and the file was left abandoned. The government of Juanma Moreno resumed it in 2019 and has now completed the processing, which required overcoming environmental procedures, reports from the Coastal Authority and legal assessments, and the bidding process.
“The recovery of the La Bajadilla project is yet another example of the strategic path that the Andalusian government is following to revive port facilities that are meant to be an economic and employment boost for the area,” the minister stated.
The works will allow the arrival of vessels up to 70 meters in length, with a marina that will accommodate everything from recreational boats to large yachts and cruise ships. The intervention includes a main breakwater of 1.13 kilometers that will protect the port from the east and south, a secondary breakwater of 450 meters to the west, and a jetty to channel the Primero stream and separate it from Cable beach.
The project also includes environmental regeneration of the surroundings, with sand contributions and transfers to the beaches of Venus, La Bajadilla, Cable, and Faro. The site will be completely transformed with new infrastructures, services, a commercial area, fishing spaces, a boatyard, and one thousand parking spaces.
The mayor has framed this action within the municipal strategy to modernize the city's marinas, alongside the works being promoted at Puerto Deportivo Virgen del Carmen, Cabopino, and Puerto Banús.
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