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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.

Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife increases TEU in Q1 2021

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) April 6, 2021 – In the first months of 2021, the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife handled...

Port of Tenerife moves 12,000 TEUs in international transshipment in the first quarter of the year

The port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife registered from January to March of this year a movement of 12,000 TEUs in international transshipment traffic, which means...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – January 2021

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in January 2021 of 42.29...

Spanish ports see total cargo traffic down 8.6% in 2020

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 27, 2021 – The Spanish port system ended the 2020 financial year with 515,682,392 cargo tons moved, a decrease of...

Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife sees 15% fall in 2020 traffic

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) January 20, 2021 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife ended the year 2020,...

Puertos de Tenerife awards works for more than €14 million

The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Port Authority of Tenerife), meeting today under the chairmanship of its holder Carlos...

Spain will invest €1,001 million in ports in 2021

The president of Puertos del Estado (PdE), Francisco Toledo, has presented the budgets of the state-owned port system which will amount to €1,001 million in...

Puertos del Estado reports October fall in ports’ cargo traffic

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 25, 2020 – The 46 ports of general interest of the State, coordinated by Puertos del Estado (PdE), moved 45.9...

Containerships starts Ferrol-Canary Islands service

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) November 18, 2020 – Containerships, part of CMA CGM, is to commence a weekly service linking the Galician port of Ferrol with...

Francisco Toledo and Port Authority of Tenerife discuss 2020-2024 Business Plan

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) November 17, 2020 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) and Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Port Authority of Tenerife...

Boluda Lines launches new daily shipping service to Canary Islands

Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – In December, Boluda Lines is launching an innovation which will consolidate its leadership in freight...

La Palma port launches project for energy-efficient outdoor lighting in 2021

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2020 – La Palma port will have a more energy-efficient outdoor lighting in 2021,...

Tenerife port collaborates for new cruise season

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) September 26, 2020 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife held a meeting with municipal representatives and two...

A pilot project to supply electricity to ships has been launched in Tenerife

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) September 26, 2020 – Puertos del Estado has launched a pilot project to supply electricity to ships by using an electric...

President of the Almería Port Authority visits ports of Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) September 25, 2020 – Jesús Caicedo, president of the Almería Port Authority (APA), accompanied by the Corporate Director...

Elena Máñez visits Free Trade Zone of Tenerife

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) September 8, 2020 – The Tenerife Free Zone constitutes a physically closed customs regime that offers tax and tariff...

Tenerife port to operate renewable gas project

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Endesa, Enagás, through its subsidiary EnaGas Renewable,...

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