Tenerife
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.
Tenerife port expects 38,300 cruise passengers in September
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tenerife) expects the number of cruise passengers handled...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Tenerife port handles its biggest container ship ever
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – Tenerife port handled on September 5 and 6 the Maersk Guayaquil container ship, with a length of 337...
Tenerife port to handle 300,000 cruise passengers this season
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) September 1, 2017 – The cruise season begins in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in September, when it is expected to...
Tenerife city council asks port to move oil rigs away from coast
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – The Santa Cruz de Tenerife city council has asked the port authority to study the possibility of moving...
Tenerife port expects 4.5% rise in cargo traffic in 2017
Tenerife, Spain (PortS Europe) August 29, 2017 – Tenerife port will close the year with a growth of 4.5% in its total traffic, exceeding 12.5 million...
Tenerife port to invest €3.2 million in environmental risk assessment
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife) has launched the period of public...
Spain establishes a position among Europe’s elite
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – According to the latest data offered by the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA...
La Gomera port’s cargo traffic to grow in 2017
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – San Sebastián de La Gomera port expects to close 2017 with a growth in cargo traffic, an improvement that...
Tenerife port to call tender for road construction at Granadilla harbour
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – Spanish Official State Gazette (BOE) published the resolution of Santa Cruz de Tenerife port authority...
Tenerife port confirms tender for dredging at Arinaga basin
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife) confirmed the call of a tender for...
Tenerife port authority sees cruise traffic to rise by 5% y/y in 2017
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 15, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife) expects cruise traffic to rise by 5% on...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Puertos Canarios, Fred Olsen, Naviera Armas to reduce congestion at ports
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – Canary Islands-based agency Puertos Canarios, shipping companies Fred Olsen and Naviera Armas S.A. are to put...
Tenerife port to handle 278 cruise ships in 2017
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – Tenerife port plans to carry out this year a handling of 278 cruise ship calls and 574,326 cruisers, 14,400...
Tenerife port awards works for electrification of San Sebastián port
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) has awarded the works to provide the...
Port of La Gomera grows in passengers and goods in the first half of the year
La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) July 28, 2017 – The port of San Sebastián de La Gomera grew in the first half of 2017 in both...