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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.

Global Ports Holding Reveals Latest Updates on its West Med Cruise Ports

Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, announced the latest updates on its ongoing projects in the West Mediterranean region...

Japanese ambassador visits Las Palmas – tuna on the menu

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The president of the Las Palmas Port Authority (APLP), Luis Ibarra, has welcomed a...

Spanish seaports – January 2022 – ranked by total TEU handled

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – In January 2023, state-owned Spanish seaports handled 1.26 million containers (TEU), down -13.2% from...

W.E.C. Lines will start a new North Spain Canary Islands service

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2023 – W.E.C. Lines will start a new North Spain Canary Islands connection, linking with the UK & Portugal...

Boluda Maritime Terminals consolidates its position in Canary Islands

Boluda Maritime Terminals (BMT) is the leading group in Spain in terms of the number of container terminals and already has 8 facilities of this type –...

Spanish state-owned ports – TEU handled – 2021/2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2023 – Puertos del Estado has published the final figures for containers TEU handling in 2022 by Spanish...

State-owned Spanish ports – cargo handled in 2022 – by port

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – State-owned Spanish ports saw cargo traffic up +3.5% in 2022 to 563,373,981 tons, compared to 544,419,737...

Ports of Las Palmas reports cargo record in 2022

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2023 – Ports of Las Palmas have reported cargo record in 2022 with a total of 28.9 million...

Ranking: Top five Spanish container ports January-October 2022

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top Spanish ports by containers (TEU) handled in the...

Spanish ports cargo traffic up 4.56% in Jan-Oct 2022 (statistics)

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – State-owned ports handled 472.82 million tons in January-October 2022, with traffic up +4.56% compared to...

Naturgy and Equinor agree to invest in the Canary islands

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2022 – Naturgy and Equinor have signed an agreement with El Cluster Marítimo de Canarias...

Ranking: Top 10 Spanish container ports – January-September 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 26, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has published a list of the top 10 container ports in the first nine months of 2022....

In Q3 2022, cargo of Spanish ports was 425.3 mln tons, up 5%

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 26, 2022 – In Q3 2022, total cargo traffic of Spanish state ports was 425.3 million tons, an increase of...

Port of Las Palmas finalises plans for temporary cruise terminals

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) October 13, 2022 – The Port of Las Palmas is finalising plans for two temporary cruise terminals on both...

Spanish car imports by port up 3.5% in Jan-Aug 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – Spanish car imports by port were up 3.56% in Jan-Aug 2022, compared to the same period of 2021. Car...

Port Authority of Las Palmas declares bunkering services strategic

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2022 – The Port Authority of Las Palmas has declared the activity of the fuel supply...

Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in Jan-Aug 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2022 – Spanish state ports handled 380.1 million tons of cargo in January-August 2022, up +5.55% on the same...

Naviera Armas asks for public concession in the port of Puerto del Rosario

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 26, 2022 – Naviera Armas has submitted a request to the Las Palmas Port Authority for...

Global Ports presents cruise terminal plans for Canary islands

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 16, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) and its local partner Sepcan S.L., have presented...

Global Ports Holding Plc – Financial results for year ended 31 March 2022

London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) July 29, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator,...

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