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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.

Port of Las Palmas confirms cruise concessions of Global Ports Holdings

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 26, 2022 – The Board of Directors of the Port Authority has confirmed details of cruise port...

Company seeks Las Palmas concession to handle sashimi-grade tuna

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 15, 2022 – The company Unión Martín SL seeks a Las Palmas concession to handle sashimi-grade tuna....

Global Ports Canary Islands takes over concession for Las Palmas

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – Global Ports Canary Islands S.L. (GPCI) will operate a 40-year concession for Las Palmas...

Ranking: Top 5 Spanish ports – January-May 2022 by total containers (TEU) handled

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – In the first five months of 2022, by total cargo handled, the top 5 Spanish ports were: Valencia (2.18...

Spain: Top 10 ports by cargo handled in April 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 25, 2022 – Puertos del Estado has reported cargo traffic for April 2022 and year-to-date for state-owned ports. Spanish...

Spain: Top 10 container ports Q1 2022

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2022 – In the first three months of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 46.26 million tons (mt) of cargo...

Spain: State ports cargo traffic Q1 2022 by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2022 – In the first three months of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 136.7 million tons of...

Equinor and Naturgy team up to explore offshore wind development in Spain

Equinor and Naturgy partner up and enter a development agreement prior to Spain’s first upcoming offshore wind auction off the coast of the Canary Islands...

Las Palmas Port Authority to add crane capacity in 2023

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – Las Palmas Port Authority and Operaciones Portuarias Canarias (Opcsa) have agreed to add...

Spain: State ports handle 46.6 million tons of cargo in January 2022, +9.8%

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – In the first month of 2022, Spain’s state-owned ports handle a total of 46.67 million tons (mt) of...

Spain’s top container ports in 2021 – ranking

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – A total of 198.51 million tons (mt) in containers was handled by Spain’s state-owned ports in 2021,...

Ports of Las Palmas traffic exceeds 2019

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2022 – The ports of Las Palmas (APLP – Las Palmas, Arrecife, Puerto del Rosario,...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – November 2021

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 23, 2021 – In the month of November 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 45.75 million tons of cargo, compared...

Boluda Maritime Terminals obtains a cargo terminal in Arrecife

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) December 20, 2021 – The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Las Palmas (APLP) has granted a...

The digital access / exit project of the Port of Las Palmas is up for tender

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) December 14, 2021 – The Port Authority of Las Palmas has opened the tender for the contract for...

Mid Atlantic Bulk Terminal plans new terminal in the Port of Arinaga

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) November 29, 2021 – The Port Authority of Las Palmas has awarded a 20-year concession to Mid Atlantic...

Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – October 2021

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 26, 2021 – In the month of October 2021, Spain’s state-owned ports handled 47.26 million tons of cargo, compared...

Las Palmas expects to exceed half a million cruise passengers this winter

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) November 25, 2021 – Las Palmas is forecasting over half a million cruise ship passengers in the current...

Global Ports Holding Plc awarded preferred bidder status to operate cruise port concessions for Las Palmas Cruise Ports

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 11, 2021 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), a global, independent cruise port operator, has announced that it has...

Port of Las Palmas to host world’s first farm dedicated to the cultivation of octopus

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2021 – The company Nueva Pescanova is to invest over €50 million in a plant to produce...

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