Festive day to claim the Nereo shipyard of Malaga in the Andalusian industrial heritage

Yesterday, various events took place across the province in celebration of February 28th. Among them, the Pedregalejo boatyard hosted the celebration of the "Day of Andalusia in Maritime Culture." It was a festive and assertive day at the Nereo shipyard, involving representatives from various cultural and sports groups connected to the coast. A manifesto was read at the event advocating for the survival of this factory and museum of riverside carpentry.

Attendees included several researchers from the University of Malaga; members of the Baños del Carmen neighborhood association; from the Mediterranean Club; from the IES El Palo rowing club; those affected by the tourist apartments in San Telmo and fishermen, among others.

Matías Mérida, a professor and spokesperson for the Save Our Horizon Platform (against the Puerto Tower), was in charge of reading the letter, a plea for the protection of Nereo, which has been involved in a lengthy administrative and judicial litigation to maintain its activities in its current facilities.

The manifesto highlights the character of the facilities next to the Baños del Carmen as a "heritage justice enclave" and emphasizes the need to ensure the continuity of riverside carpentry, connected to the Alboran Sea.

Maritime Knowledge

Heritage defenders point out the need to preserve the "age-old naval construction techniques," albeit adapted to current safety regulations and technical criteria. They also defend the shipyard's role in the "transmission of knowledge and 'know-how'", in the techniques of calculating the frames and wood treatments, against the generational loss of the trade. They also consider the shipyard's activity as part of the "blue economy."

Finally, the letter describes the protection of Nereo as a "collective right" and calls for a joint commitment among public institutions, the academic field, and civil society to ensure the survival of this productive model on the Malaga coast.