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.
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...
Tenerife port agrees on concession to Petróleos de Canarias, SA
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) December 1, 2020 – The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife agreed the administrative...
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,...
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...
Mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife meets for the first time with Carlos González
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) August 11, 2020 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Port Authority of Tenerife), Carlos...
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,...
Tenerife port using Blockchain to dispatch to ships
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, together with a group of national maritime organizations,...
Puertos del Estado reports June 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 30, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Presidents of Santa Cruz de Tenerife port seek to boost economic activity
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) July 15, 2020 – The presidents of Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Port Authority of Tenerife), Carlos E....
Spain reaffirms commitment to electrification of ports
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 15, 2020 – The Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, José Luis Ábalos, has restated the OPS Masterplan...
Tenerife port starts process of approval of Infrastructure Master Plan
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) July 7, 2020 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Port Authority of Tenerife), in a...