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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.

Las Palmas port signs IT maintenance contract with Gemed

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Las Palmas port has signed a contract for the maintenance of its information and telecommunications...

Brazilian companies to export 6 million tonnes of grain via Las Palmas port 

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2018 – The president of Las Palmas port, Luis Ibarra, signed a few days ago in Brazil an agreement with grain...

Las Palmas port completes paving works of Plaza Poema del Mar square

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has taken another step in its urbanisation...

Rajoy announces a 10% drop in port fees at the inauguration of Granadilla port

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 – The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, accompanied by the Minister of...

Spain’s Oryx to unload 75,000 tonnes of fuel at Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2018 – The British Tradition tanker, 274 metres long, will unload next week 75,000 tonnes of fuel and marine diesel...

Puertos del Estado continues to invest in the local cruise industry

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2018 – In 2017 Spanish ports exceed 9.2 million cruise passengers, a result of a long-standing commitment by the...

Hispania Petroleum to build facilities for LNG supply at Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2018 – Spanish company Hispania Petroleum applied with Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las...

Las Palmas port’s cruise, cargo traffic keeps rising in January

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has started the year continuing the...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – December 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports December 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Las Palmas port violates Spain’s gender equality law

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) and the Consortium of the Free Trade Zone...

Operaciones Portuarias Canarias upgrades terminal to Navis N4

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – Operaciones Portuarias Canarias, S.A. (OPCSA), is to implement the Navis N4 terminal...

Casablanca port applies specific tariffs to capture container traffic from Las Palmas

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP – National Ports Agency of Morocco) has issued an order...

Las Palmas port seeks to promote its hub strategy at Fruit Logistica fair

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Promoting to the major European food distribution multinationals the competitive advantages of Las Palmas...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Puertos del Estado leads Spanish delegation at “Boot Düsseldorf” yaching event

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – A Spanish delegation, led by Puertos del Estado, was present at the largest European event dedicated to...

Boluda Lines expands services connecting Spain to Northern Europe

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Boluda Lines has expanded its logistics services for transporting goods from ports in Spain and Portugal...

MSC signs agreement to implement N4 system in Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed an agreement to implement the N4 system developed by...

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