September 19, 2025
Baleària has lodged a lawsuit against the Agreement of the Consell d’Eivissa (28 March 2025), which enforces Law 7/2024 on vehicle traffic control for sustainable tourism.
The shipping company seeks:
- Annulment of the restriction (valid until 30 September).
- A constitutional review, arguing violation of fundamental rights: equality and mobility.
Key arguments:
- Legal and technical inadequacy: reports by Universitat Jaume I and consulting firm Meteoclim claim the measure is ineffective, discriminatory, and amounts to “regulatory greenwashing.”
- Minimal environmental benefit: the measure does not target the main source of congestion – resident vehicles – and lacks monitoring mechanisms.
- Negative economic impact: restrictions harm maritime transport, while air passengers face no limits.
- Unintended effects: vehicle registrations on Ibiza rose by over 70% (Feb–Jun 2025), bypassing the restriction.
Baleària President Adolfo Utor:
“We believe the Consell’s agreement is a political and management blunder and a legal botch… This measure seriously harms a strategic sector and paradoxically attacks what it claims to defend: the environment and maritime connectivity.”
The company will publish detailed evidence of the restriction’s impact in the coming days.
