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.
12 million tons of fruit and vegetable products moved in Spanish ports in 2019
Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2020 – One of the main suppliers of fruits, vegetables and legumes in Europe is Spain. In 2019, total traffic was over...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports November 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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...
Tenerife port takes the first step to launch a pilot blockchain technology project
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2019 – Santa Cruz de Tenerife is to decide to start a pilot programme to...
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...
Tenerife Shipyards wins contract to upgrade Seadrill’s West Bollsta oil platform
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) August 28, 2019 – Tenerife Shipyards, part of the Hidramar Group, has been awarded the...
Puertos del Estado reports Jan-Jun 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) August 2, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Baleària and Fred Olsen incorporate the ‘smart ship’ to gas ‘Abel Matutes’ to the route Huelva-Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 29, 2019 – Baleària and Fred. Olsen Express have started operating the Abel...
Cameroon aims to reduce influence of Canary ports, Dakar
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2019 – Cameroon plans to launch a strategy for providing the most competitive offer in the port sector in West...
Tenerife, Málaga and Tangier plan all-season cruise business cooperation
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) May 27, 2019 -Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Port Authority of Tenerife) has...
Tenerife port authority names new president
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) May 22, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife port authority) has agreed on the appointment of Aitor...
Appointment of Pasaia port director gets complicated
Pasaia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2019 – The election of the new director of Pasaia port is getting complicated as Aitor Aicha is shaping up...
Puertos del Estado reports February 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Tenerife Shipyards completes overhaul of Tungsten Explorer drilling ship
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2019 – Spanish company Tenerife Shipyards SA has completed the overhaul of drilling ship Tungsten Explorer, an...
Tenerife is Spain’s only large cruise port with traffic decline in January
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – In the first month of 2019, of the seven port authorities with the highest traffic of cruise passengers, in...