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 authority president takes part in Blue Growth event
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2017 – The president of Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas), Luis Ibarra and its...
Las Palmas port discusses project for transforming into cargo hub with Morocco’s Mass
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 7, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has met representatives of Moroccan company...
Las Palmas port confident of keeping position as bunkering hub in Atlantic region
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – Las Palmas port is confident that it will keep its position as a bunkering hub in the Atlantic after the...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – May 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Las Palmas port publishes rules regarding safety during cruise ship handling
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – Las Palmas official gazette BoletÃn Oficial de la Provincia de Las Palmas (BOP) published yesterday the new...
Spain’s Naviera Armas starts operating jetty at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Spanish ferry company Naviera Armas Ferries has started operating the jetty East at the terminal it is...
Las Palmas port takes part in annual Port Cities network meeting
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) took part in the annual meeting of The...
Las Palmas port activates oil spill alert
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) activated an alert on June 24 when it was...
New vessel incorporated into Huelva-Canary Islands line
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – Huelva port has a new container ship with greater capacity for the Huelva-Canary Islands line, the...
Las Palmas port implements measures to improve BIP procedures
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has recently implemented initiatives aimed at...
Spain’s Gesport seeks solution to operate at Las Palmas port as of July
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – Gesport Terminal MarÃtima (GTM), the first authorised terminal operator in Spain after the liberalisation...
Spain’s OPCSA signs separate agreement with trade unions
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – The stevedoring operator at Canary Islands ports, Operaciones Portuarias Canarias, SA (OPCSA) has joined the...
Canarian entrepreneurs not affected by strike of dockworkers
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – Canarian entrepreneurs have not been affected by the 48-hour strike of dockworkers, beyond the delay in the...
Dock workers strike has no effect on Balearic port traffic
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The 48-hour stevedores strike that started on June 14 and concludes on June 16 is not causing changes...
Ivory Coast port authority shows interest in operating area at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – The Ivory Coast Port Authority has shown interest in operating an area in the free zone of Las Palmas port...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – April 2017 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports April 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Harbour strikes affect Canary Islands ports
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Ports in the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias) have been affected by the strikes by stevedores, who are...
Spanish dockworkers strike participation at 99.93% during morning shift on June 7
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado said the proportion of dock workers who joined the strike at...
Las Palmas port operates normally during first day of strike
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – Las Palmas port operated its dockworking services normally during the first day of the strike in the sector on...
Las Palmas port president says dockworkers to meet minimum services during strike
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – The president of Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas), Luis Ibarra, expressed...