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The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife manages the Canary islands’ Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with its dock in Granadilla, and the Port of Los Cristianos, both in Tenerife, as well as the Port of Santa Cruz de La Palma (La Palma), the Port of San Sebastián de La Gomera (La Gomera) and the Port of Estaca (El Hierro). The gateway to West Africa and a key port for international maritime traffic, it offers allowances for various strategic traffic. The dock at Granadilla, which began operating at the end of 2017, and its adjoining industrial park spanning six million m2, form an efficient logistics and goods redistribution hub. This, combined with the various tax and social incentives on offer, make it an attractive option. The port is operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife. State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government.

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: Total cargo handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 228.3 million tons of cargo, a decrease of -3.6% compared to...

Port of Tenerife to invest €269 million in facilities

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife will invest €269 million in...

Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023

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

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

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) 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...

Spanish ports handled 42.49 mln cargo tons in Feb 2023, -3.3%

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – Spanish state-owned ports handled 42.49 million tons of cargo in February 2023, down -3.3% compared to the...

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...

Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife records 35% passenger increase

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) February 6, 2023 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife closed 2022, positioning...

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

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) 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 tons...

Approval received for additional fuel storage in Port of Granadilla, Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) January 11, 2023 – The Ministry of Ecological Transition, Climate Change and Territorial...

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...

Spanish ports cargo traffic up 4.56% in Jan-Oct 2022 (statistics)

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – State-owned ports handled 472.82 million tons in January-October 2022, with traffic up +4.56% compared to...

Ranking: Top 10 Spanish container ports – January-September 2022

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top 10 container ports in the first nine months of 2022....

In Q3 2022, cargo of Spanish ports was 425.3 mln tons, up 5%

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2022 – In Q3 2022, total cargo traffic of Spanish state ports was 425.3 million tons, an increase of 5%...

Spanish car imports by port up 3.5% in Jan-Aug 2022

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 12, 2022 – Spanish car imports by port were up 3.56% in Jan-Aug 2022, compared to the same period of 2021. Car...

Port Authority of Tenerife resubmits plan for Terminal de Cruceros

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 11, 2022 – Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has resubmitted the revised plan...

Port of Tenerife agrees to an ordinance to limit air pollution

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 27, 2022 – Port of Tenerife agrees to an ordinance to limit air and noise pollution....

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