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Las Palmas

Las Palmas is a seaport on Northeast Gran Canaria, in the central Canary Islands, a part of Spain. It is Port of Las Palmas is port for fishing, commercial, passenger and sports boats in the city of Las Palmas. The port is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port Authority of Las Palmas). State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government; made up of 28 port authorities that manage the 46 ports.

Port of Las Palmas acquires two dock cranes from ZPMC

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – The Port of Las Palmas will integrate two new post-Panamax dock cranes from...

Cruise ship visits to Spanish ports up in Jan-Sep 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 24, 2024 – The state ports of the archipelago, with Palma as the docking point for the vast majority, have handled...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Sep 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 24, 2024 – Between January and September 2024, Spanish general interest ports handled a total of 422,109,603 tons,...

Port Authority of Las Palmas visits Brazil

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – The president of the Port Authority of Las Palmas, Beatriz Calzada, and director...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – Jan-Aug 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-August 2024. TEUs...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Aug 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – In January-August 2024, general interest ports handled a total of 376.44 million tons, an increase of...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – Jan-Jul 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-July 2024. TEUs...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Jul 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2024 – In January-July 2024, Spanish general interest ports handled a total of 330,322,598 tons, an increase of...

Cocaine valued at €23 million seized in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 12, 2024 – The Guardia Civil and the Customs Surveillance Service of the Spanish Tax Agency have...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – H1 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-June 2024. Spain’s ports...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – H1 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Spanish ports handled a total of 283.24 million tons (Mt) between January and June, which represents an...

Nine ports vie ESPO Award for circular economy projects

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Nine ports, five from Spain, will compete for the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award 2024...

Port of Las Palmas receives largest container ship to date

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – The MSC New York, a vessel with a capacity of 16,864 TEU, has been received at the OPCSA...

Stormalda opens terminal in Port of Las Palmas

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – Fish oil trader Stormalda has opened a new terminal on the Cambulloneros Dock in the Port...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-May 2024. Spain’s ports of...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January-May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Spanish ports handled a total of 236,330,520 tons between January and May, which represents an increase of...

Port of Las Palmas repairs two oil platforms

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – The Port of Las Palmas is currently preparing two oil platforms for clients. The first...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January-April 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – Spain’s state ports handled 185,045,014 tons of cargo in January-April 2024, growth of +2.2% compared...

Palma asks to renew limitation on cruise ship numbers

Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) May 9, 2024 – The Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB) has requested to renew the agreement to...

Guardia Civil seizes 2,345 kilos of hashish off Las Palmas

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Spain’s Guardia Civil has seized 2,345 kilos of hashish after intercepting an...

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