The President of the Balearic Islands, Margalida Prohens, along with the other members of the Government, wishes to express her condolences on the death of Andrés Seguí Mercadal, winner of the 2005 Ramon Llull Prize.

The award was given in recognition of his business career in the shipping sector, marked by a constant desire for innovation, and for having contributed to linking the islands that make up the Balearic archipelago by means of efficient maritime transport.

Andrés Seguí Mercadal was born in Maó and, after studying high school in the town’s secondary school, he graduated as a naval engineer with a brilliant academic record.

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Andrés Seguí Mercadal

He began his work in the Sender company, dedicated to the production of ships. Linked to Bilbao by marriage, he decided to set up Equimar, a company that designed and built ships. He also began to create a transport network with platforms, tankers and other types of vessels.

His great innovation was to introduce the container transport system in Spain. He created a container factory in Zaragoza and, at the same time, set up a large transport chain, establishing port bases in the most important ports in Spain.

The group created and chaired by the naval engineer and businessman diversified and operated through different companies: Contenemar, Iscomar S.A., Canaria Marítima de Consignaciones S.A., Arguimbau S.A., Tasmar S.A., Marcargo S.A., among others.

Of all the companies, in the Balearic Islands, Iscomar S.A., a consignee and stevedoring company in the Balearic Islands, stands out, which covers inter-island transport, establishing a regular passenger transport line between Alcúdia and Ciutadella.