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Las Palmas

Las Palmas is a seaport on Northeast Gran Canaria, in the central Canary Islands, a part of Spain. It is Port of Las Palmas is port for fishing, commercial, passenger and sports boats in the city of Las Palmas. The port is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port Authority of Las Palmas). State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government; made up of 28 port authorities that manage the 46 ports.

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – January 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – With containers (TEUs), 2024 began with an increase of +5.8% reaching 1.34 million tons, almost...

Successful launch of the BOOST offshore floating solar demonstrator at La Palma

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – The BOOST project consortium has announced the successful completion of the BOOST...

Red Sea crisis sends world’s largest TEU ship to Las Palmas port

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – Attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea have led ships to seek alternative routes to...

Port of Las Palmas hosts final tests of drone project

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – The Port of Las Palmas has hosted the final tests of the project ‘Transport...

Port of Las Palmas to adapt Cristóbal Colón dock for larger ships

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – The Port of Las Palmas has awarded Gantrex Spain a contract to adapt the...

Spanish ports – TEU handled Jan-Jun 2023 – ranking

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – Puertos del Estado has published figures for container (TEU) by state-owned ports in the first six months of...

Spain: Total TEU handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 6.69 million containers (TEU), down -8.3% on the same period...

Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – In April 2023, Spanish state ports handled 709,466 containers (TEU), a decrease of -14.3% compared to the...

Spain: Ranking – ports by total cargo, March & Q1 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – In March 2023, Spain’s state ports handled 47.61 million tons of cargo, up +3.6% on the same month of...

Global Ports Holding Reveals Latest Updates on its West Med Cruise Ports

Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, announced the latest updates on its ongoing projects in the West Mediterranean region...

Japanese ambassador visits Las Palmas – tuna on the menu

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The president of the Las Palmas Port Authority (APLP), Luis Ibarra, has welcomed a...

Spanish seaports – January 2022 – ranked by total TEU handled

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – In January 2023, state-owned Spanish seaports handled 1.26 million containers (TEU), down -13.2% from...

W.E.C. Lines will start a new North Spain Canary Islands service

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2023 – W.E.C. Lines will start a new North Spain Canary Islands connection, linking with the UK & Portugal...

Boluda Maritime Terminals consolidates its position in Canary Islands

Boluda Maritime Terminals (BMT) is the leading group in Spain in terms of the number of container terminals and already has 8 facilities of this type –...

Spanish state-owned ports – TEU handled – 2021/2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2023 – Puertos del Estado has published the final figures for containers TEU handling in 2022 by Spanish...

State-owned Spanish ports – cargo handled in 2022 – by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports saw cargo traffic up +3.5% in 2022 to 563,373,981 tons, compared to 544,419,737...

Ranking: Top five Spanish container ports January-October 2022

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top Spanish ports by containers (TEU) handled in the...

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