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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.

Las Palmas port to expand Puerto del Rosario commercial dock by 250 metres

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) plans to expand the commercial dock of Puerto del...

Las Palmas port takes advantage of USA-China trade battle

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Las Palmas port is taking advantage from the open commercial battle between the United States and China. The...

Las Palmas port recovers leading position in winter season cruise traffic

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – Port traffic statistics for the month of March 2018 confirm the recovery of Las Palmas port...

Las Palmas port’s cargo, passenger traffic rises in Q1 2018

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2018 – Las Palmas port has maintained the dynamics of recent months and registered in March 2018 increases in...

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

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Las Palmas port applies reduction in ship handling fees

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2018 – Las Palmas port is the only Spanish harbour that applies a reduction in the fees for ship handling in 2018...

Ertransit carries out oversized cargo operation to Canary Islands

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2018 – Spanish company Erhardt Transitarios (Ertransit) has carried out an important oversized cargo operation to...

Las Palmas port authority to approve various infrastructure projects this week

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2018 – The board of directors of Las Palmas port authority will meet on April 14 to discuss several major...

Two investments will change the services offered by the Port of Arrecife

Las Palmas, Canary Islands (Ports Europe) April 9, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port Authority of Las...

Las Palmas port proposes cruise, fishing cooperation project to Mauritania

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 4, 2018 – The president of Las Palmas port authority, Luis Ibarra, along with the manager of the Port of Las Palmas...

Port Authority of Las Palmas reduces debt

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) April 4, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (Port Authority of Las Palmas), by end-2017, reduced...

Las Palmas port to repay €15 million debt in 2018

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) reduced its debt by €21 million ($25.1...

Spanish ports’ cruise traffic rises in Jan 2018

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2018 – Spanish ports recorded an annual increase of 45.3% in cruise traffic in January to 529,486 passengers, and...

CCB Zamakona Offshore set for Las Palmas concession

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (Port Authority of Las Palmas) is set to grant...

Hamilton-Tecnavin set for Las Palmas concession

Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – The board of directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (Port Authority of Las...

Las Palmas port hosts Maritime Alliance-Blue Tech of the U.S.

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – The director of Ports of Las Palmas, Salvador Capella, accompanied by commercial...

Puertos del Estado reports figures for fish landed at Spanish ports in January 2018

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – The state-owned authority for ports, Puertos del Estado, has reported fish landed by Spanish ports in...

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

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports January 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

US-based Maritime Alliance representatives visit Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2018 – Las Palmas port director Salvador Capella has met with representatives of US non-profit industry...

Las Palmas port cargo traffic keeps rising

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority’s statistics for February show the institution managed to keep the...

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