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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.

Palma asks to renew limitation on cruise ship numbers

Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) May 9, 2024 – The Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB) has requested to renew the agreement to...

Guardia Civil seizes 2,345 kilos of hashish off Las Palmas

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Spain’s Guardia Civil has seized 2,345 kilos of hashish after intercepting an...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – March & Q1 24

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 24, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-March 2024. Spain’s ports...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – March & Q1 24

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 24, 2024 – Spain’s ports of general interest moved 47.2 mt million tons of cargo in March 2024, slightly down on...

Nueva Pescanova ranks high in index, enmity to octopus farming

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2024 – The Nueva Pescanova Group has been ranked as the first fishing company in the world and second overall in the...

Valaris chooses the Port of Las Palmas as a strategic hub

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – The Port Authority of Las Palmas has renewed its agreement with the oil drilling company...

Police breaks up trafficking in the Transportes Castero company, Spain

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – The National Police’s Central Narcotics Department has seized 813 kilos of drugs...

Port of Las Palmas inaugurates expanded La Isleta logistics zone

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – The Port Authority of Las Palmas has inaugurated the development of the La Isleta...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – February 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-February 2024. In the first...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Spanish ports of general interest handed 45.6 million tons of cargo in January, up +3.4% more than in...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – January 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – With containers (TEUs), 2024 began with an increase of +5.8% reaching 1.34 million tons, almost...

Successful launch of the BOOST offshore floating solar demonstrator at La Palma

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – The BOOST project consortium has announced the successful completion of the BOOST...

Red Sea crisis sends world’s largest TEU ship to Las Palmas port

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – Attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea have led ships to seek alternative routes to...

Port of Las Palmas hosts final tests of drone project

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – The Port of Las Palmas has hosted the final tests of the project ‘Transport...

Port of Las Palmas to adapt Cristóbal Colón dock for larger ships

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – The Port of Las Palmas has awarded Gantrex Spain a contract to adapt the...

Spanish ports – TEU handled Jan-Jun 2023 – ranking

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – Puertos del Estado has published figures for container (TEU) by state-owned ports in the first six months of...

Spain: Total TEU handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 6.69 million containers (TEU), down -8.3% on the same period...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port – Jan-May 2023

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – In January-May 2023, Spanish state ports handled 228.3 million tons of cargo, a decrease of -3.6% compared to...

Spain: TEUs handled by port, April 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – In April 2023, Spanish state ports handled 709,466 containers (TEU), a decrease of -14.3% compared to the...

Spain: Ranking – ports by total cargo, March & Q1 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – In March 2023, Spain’s state ports handled 47.61 million tons of cargo, up +3.6% on the same month of...

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