High prices for companies in the sector, one of the reasons for the discreet edition of the Barcelona Hall (Pedro Seoane)

Official opening of the 55th International Nautical Hall of Barcelona attended by Minister Margallo by the Government of Spain, Baiget for the Catalan General and Forcadell as President of the Parliament of Catalonia. They were also part of the institutional commission Julio González Pomar, State Secretary for Infrastructure, Constantine Serrallonga, director of the FIRA and the president of the Harbour Authority of Barcelona, among other authorities... by the City Council of Barcelona: Xavier Trías, Sonia Rocasens, Alberto Fernández, Angeles Esteller... all councillors of the convergent or popular opposition... The president of the Salon Luis Conde spoke of the "change," in the sense that the Barcelona event walks in a very positive way... The reality is very different because the Nautical Hall has entered a very dangerous downhill, despite the figures given: 670 boats and 55,000 visitors... The malaise in the sector is evident with very significant absences and an approach of the very expensive sample for the companies, which has caused not a few firms to choose not to be in Barcelona this year... the afloat of the costs of Valencia are even higher than triple and no longer say hotel prices of the City Condal. All this has led to the fact that, for example, an area as powerful in the nautical sector as that of Galicia and northern Portugal, in Rodman has an exception, for its assistance... the vast majority have chosen not to be present. The complaints are constant and it is necessary that Barcelona of a brutal turn if it really wants to reverse the trend... and not simply in words through speeches. The Hall will remain open until Sunday. On the first day on 12 October due to the rainy season (about 50 litres / m2 were measured) it was practically desert, today it is raining and it seems that from Friday to Sunday there will be sun... the hours from 10 to 7 p.m. and the Port Vell areas, specifically on the water sheet between the docks of Spain and the Fusta and the profile of the docks attached.

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The three main Spanish races: Copa del Rey, Princesa Sofía and Chrismas Race have not been presented in Barcelona's Nautical Hall for three years.