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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 complete asphalt works on passenger dock on November 15

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 13, 2017 – The asphalt works of the Passenger Dock of the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will conclude, if...

Boluda’s Las Palmas-Cape Verde line has positive start

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – Boluda Corporación Marítimas has started its new freight transport line between the Canary Islands...

Fuerteventura government calls for subsidies for Puerto del Rosario-Tarfaya regular link

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – The president of Fuerteventura island’s government, Marcial Morales, has called on the government of...

Las Palmas port container traffic rises 25% y/y in Jan-Sep 2017

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) October 25, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) highlighted...

Las Palmas port meets Brazilian exporters to boost traffic of fruits, vegetables

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) October 20, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) held a meeting with representatives of...

Las Palmas port president discusses tourism cooperation with Ivory Coast

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) October 18, 2017 – The president of Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas), Luis Ibarra, accompanied...

Las Palmas port introduces energy supply to reduce noise and pollution

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2017 – “In six months the city will be free of the noises of the port”, says the...

Las Palmas port to name Boluda Group representatives on its board

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) October 16, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) plans to incorporate into its board of...

Javier Climent to become president of Fedeport

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) October 16, 2017 – Javier Climent, director of Boluda Corporación Marítima, is set to be appointed...

Puertos Canarios launches digital system for port services

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Canary Islands port operator Puertos Canarios has officially put into operation a new procedure for...

Spanish ports cruise traffic rises 0.5% in Jan-Aug 2017

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – The influx of cruise passengers to Spanish ports in the first eight months of the year remained at...

Canary Islands government promotes ports at ICHCA conference

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2017 – The Director-General of Economic Affairs with Africa of the Government of the Canary Islands, Pablo...

MSC reinforces presence at Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) October 1, 2017 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has informed Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las...

Spain’s Boluda Lines to launch regular line linking Cape Verde to Spain in October

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2107 – Spanish company Boluda Lines, the international freight transport subsidiary of Boluda Corporación...

Azores, Canary Islands to enhance port, air transport synergies

Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 11, 2017 – The Azores and Canaries Islands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which,...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Sato Asturias pontoon arrives at Las Palmas port to perform overhaul works

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 –  The Sato Asturias pontoon arrived in the port of Las Palmas to manufacture the floating concrete...

Las Palmas port awards contract for accounting services to Spanish consortium

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has awarded a contract for the...

Las Palmas port calls tenders worth €3.6 million

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has started the tendering of several...

Maersk returns to Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – The freighter Maersk Gibraltar arrived on August 29 at the port of Las Palmas with more than 10,000...

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