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.
Spain: Puertos del Estado – 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports December 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...
New directors of Bergé in ports of Canarias, Huelva and Sevilla
February 1, 2019 BERGÉ has appointed new directors in its port delegations in the Canary Islands, Huelva and Seville, appointing Fernando Reino as the new...
Las Palmas port to approves change in Astican project
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2019 – Las Palmas port approved an extension in the term of beginning and end of the works that Astican has...
Cyes to build extension of Santa Catalina dock at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – Las Palmas port has awarded a contract for building the extension of the Santa Catalina...
Spain’s Gran Canaria Subsea & Offshore renounces concession at Arinaga port
Arinaga, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Spanish company Gran Canaria Subsea & Offshore Base SL has renounced its concession...
Las Palmas ports cruise traffic rises 7.3% in 2018
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – Las Palmas ports handled 1,330,553 cruise passengers in 2018, up 7.3%, with an increase...
Las Palmas port to launch electronic notification of settlements system in February
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Las Palmas port plans to launch in February an electronic notification of settlements,...
Las Palmas port eyes expansion into Mauritanian market
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Las Palmas port aims to reinforce its presence in Mauritania beyond fisheries and will once...
Las Palmas port participates in 50th edition of Boot Düsseldorf
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2019 – Las Palmas port is participating until January 27 in the 50th edition of Boot Düsseldorf,...
Las Palmas port entrepreneurs to strengthen ties with Cape Verde
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2019 – Spanish business organisation Oneport has agreed with the municipality of Mindelo, located north of the...
InvaSave shipped to Las Palmas for demonstrations under INTERREG programme “Atlantic Blue Port Services”
Press release – European Network of Maritime Clusters (ENMC) – January 9, 2018 On Thursday 27 December, an InvaSave 300 Mobile Ballast Water Treatment...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Boluda upgrades Las Palmas-Cape Verde route
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Spanish company Boluda Corporación Marítima has announced the extension of the route...
Spain’s cruise market continues to expand
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Spain continues to gain market share in the world cruise industry, with Barcelona as a reference in the...
Hamilton & Cia requests Las Palmas port concession
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Hamilton & Cia has asked Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port...
Las Palmas port aims to become offshore wind power hub
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port Authority of Las Palmas) aims to...
Spanish state ports to receive another €68.2 million of EU aid
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 1, 2019 – Puertos del Estado has negotiated, as an intermediary body for European aid, with the Spanish Ministry of...
Las Palmas port terminates tender for Nelson Mandela dock overhaul
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) December 31, 2018 – Las Palmas port has opted to terminate the tender called at the end of November to find a...
Spanish ports to receive €68.2 million of EU funding
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) December 25, 2018 – Twelve Spanish port authorities will distribute more than €68.2 million ($77.6 million) of...
Las Palmas port’s container traffic declines in November
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) December 27, 2018 Container traffic at Las Palmas port turned negative in November with a fall of 15.53% on the...