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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.

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...

Grimaldi Lines restarts service linking Tenerife port with Africa

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 15, 2020 – Italy’s Grimaldi Lins has restarted its service which links Tenerife...

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...

Puertos del Estado reports May 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife wants to join EcoPorts

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2020 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife aims to become a member of...

Granadilla floating dock receives approval

Granadilla, Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2020 – The operation of a floating dock in Granadilla port has been authorized and will be implemented...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 1, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports February 2020 cargo figures by port authority.  The state-owned Puertos del...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports January 2020 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 9, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports January 2020 cargo figures by port authority. The state-owned Puertos del Estado...

Canary Islands ports and free zones committed to future of the infrastructures

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) March 2, 2020 – The Parliament of the Canary Islands has hosted the Parliament Forum, focusing on the...

12 million tons of fruit and vegetable products moved in Spanish ports in 2019

Spain (PortSEurope) February 5, 2020 – One of the main suppliers of fruits, vegetables and legumes in Europe is Spain. In 2019, total traffic was over 12...

Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports November 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports November 2019 cargo figures by port authority. Port Authority November  ...

Puertos del Estado reports September 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...

Valenciaport reaffirms itself as port with best connectivity in Spain in first half of 2019

The port of Valencia gets 100.76 points ahead of Algeciras (92.14), and Barcelona (84.88). The index, which has a semi-annual periodicity, is jointly developed...

Puertos del Estado look to support Canary islands port authorities

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2019 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has met with the new presidents of the Canary Islands port...

Carlos Enrique González Pérez set to be new president of Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2019 – Carlos Enrique González Pérez is set to be appointed president of the...

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