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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.

Naviera Armas plans Agadir port link on Cadiz and the Canary Islands service

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Maritime group Naviera Armas SA is interested in strengthening links between Moroccan...

Las Palmas port companies save €10 million of fees in 2017

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Las Palmas port applied during 2017 bonuses on fees for a value of €10,051,000 ($11,673,000). This amount...

Ports of Las Palmas plans Santa Catalina Pier development

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (Port Authority of Las Palmas), under the presidency...

Trasmediterránea adds fourth vessel to Cádiz-Canary Islands line

Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2018 – Spanish ferry company Trasmediterránea has incorporated a fourth vessel into the Cádiz-Canary Islands line. The...

European Commission accepts the Spanish proposal for the expansion of the Atlantic and Mediterranean transport corridors

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – The European Commission has included in its proposal to review the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) the...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Las Palmas port expects smaller number of cruise calls next season

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Las Palmas port is no stranger to the global trend in the cruise market and expects next season the number of...

Canary Islands government not to replace Las Palmas port’s president

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – The spokesperson for the regional government of the Canary Islands has assured that a...

Las Palmas port to tender extension of Puerto del Rosario dock this year

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) president Juan José...

Llorca highlights the potential of the ports of Las Palmas

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 – The president of Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, has attended the inauguration of Juan José Cardona as...

LNG supplying to ships at Spanish ports could reduce taxes

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 – Under the Spanish law (Ley de Desindexación de la economía Española) energy companies will be exempt...

Las Palmas port promotes re-export potential in USA

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2018 – The Canary Islands public company for the promotion of economic development Proexca has accompanied the Las...

Fred Olsen, Naviera Armas complain of poor infrastructure at Canary ports

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2018 – Fred Olsen and Naviera Armas SA, the two large shipping companies that operate in the Canary...

Spanish government officially proposes president of Las Palmas port authority

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – The Spanish government supports the proposal of Juan José Cardona as president of Las Palmas port...

Marina Asmen SL wins Maó port contract

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares (APB – Balearic port agency)...

Las Palmas port to proceed with new oceanography centre

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares (APB – Balearic port...

Las Palmas port authority president says leaves post with pride

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority president Luis Ibarra has said he is leaving his post “proud of the agreement...

Boluda receives prize from Las Palmas port foundation

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2018 – Boluda Corporación Marítima has been awarded the Ports of Las Palmas Prize 2018, in the...

Murcia region calls for launch of regular line connecting Cartagena port to Balearic Islands

Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – The Murcia regional assembly has unanimously approved a motion urging the central government to study the...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – March 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports Marc 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

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