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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 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...

BP Oil España applies for expansion of concession at Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (PortS Europe) August 29, 2017 – BP Oil España, which holds a concession at Las Palmas port for a fuel supply station and a series of...

Las Palmas port awards contract to construction company Lopesan

Las Palmas, Spain (PortS Europe) August 29, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has awarded a for €309,688 ($372,443)...

Spanish ports to attend Seatrade Europe Hamburg Fair

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – Around 30 companies, including port authorities and service and product providers, will unite at...

Spain establishes a position among Europe’s elite

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – According to the latest data offered by the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA...

Spain’s Capella Atlántico applies for construction of factory at Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – Spanish company Capella Atlántico S.L. has presented to Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...

Puertos Canarios to invest in improvement of Corralejo port mooring service

Fuerteventura, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2017 – Canary Island’s port operator Puertos Canarios plans to invest €435,783 ($513,221) in works to...

Las Palmas port starts first phase of construction of La Esfinge dock’s interior pier

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has started the first phase of the...

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

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Las Palmas port president visits Equatorial Guinea

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) president Luis Ibarra has visited Equatorial...

Naviera Armas applies for extending Las Palmas port concession

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Naviera Armas S.A. has submitted to Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria...

Las Palmas port awards legal advice deal to Spanish law firms

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has decided to award its tax, accounting and...

Las Palmas port expects requests for LNG tank facility by end-2017

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) expects to receive before the end of the year...

General merchandise grows in Puertos de Las Palmas above 20% in H1 of 2017

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2017 – General merchandise traffic, container movement, liquid bulk and total port traffic show double-digit...

New Trasmediterránea maritime line will connect the Canary Islands with Morocco

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 – Talks have been held between Pablo Rodríguez, Vice-President and Minister of Public Works and...

Oryx to operate normally at Las Palmas port by end-September

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2017 – Swiss multinational company Oryx Energies, which operates in Las Palmas port as fuel supplier, will be...

Las Palmas port extends concession of La Luz Market

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority has authorised the stevedore La Luz Market S.L. to extend its concession in the...

Creuers del Port de Barcelona names managing director

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Spanish company Creuers del Port de Barcelona, a subsidiary of Global Ports Holding, has named Javier...

Las Palmas port to award Reina Sofía dock extension works this year

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Las Palmas port will finally have its long-awaited extension of the Reina Sofía dock. The president of the...

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