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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.

Valenciaport reaffirms itself as port with best connectivity in Spain in first half of 2019

The port of Valencia gets 100.76 points ahead of Algeciras (92.14), and Barcelona (84.88). The index, which has a semi-annual periodicity, is jointly developed...

Spanish ports have strong representation at the Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2019 – Spanish ports are well represented at the Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid with a powerful offer of...

Boluda Lines to attend Fruit Attraction Fair

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2019 – Boluda Lines, part of Boluda Corporación Marítima, will the attend Fruit Attraction fair taking place...

Puertos del Estado reports August 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Boluda and Germán Suárez unite to create logistics giant B&S General Cargo

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) September 19, 2019 – the two companies, Boluda and Germán Suárez Investments are to create the equal...

La Luz Autoport Terminal requests Las Palmas concession

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) August 30, 2019 – La Luz Autoport Terminal has requested a plot in Las Palmas port for vehicle storage in...

Hamilton asks Las Palmas port 40,000 m² for logistics base for offshore sector services

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) August 15, 2019 – Hamilton and Co has applied to Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port...

Gran Canaria free zone set for expansion

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) August 11, 2019 – The Official State Gazette on Friday has published authorization by the Ministry of...

Puertos del Estado reports Jan-Jun 2019 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) August 2, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Baleària and Fred Olsen incorporate the ‘smart ship’ to gas ‘Abel Matutes’ to the route Huelva-Canary Islands

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 29, 2019 – Baleària and Fred. Olsen Express have started operating the Abel...

Hidramar asks Las Palmas port for concession to expand services to the offshore sector

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 28, 2019 – Hidramar, an offshore services company, has requested of the Port Authority of Las Palmas...

Morocco develops ship repair facility at Laayoune port

Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 22, 2019 – Morocco’s Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP – National Ports Agency) is continuing a project to...

Brazil agro-food cooperative considers Las Palmas as base for re-exports to Western Africa and Europe

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – Representatives from the Brazilian cooperatives Frisia, Castrolanda and Capa, grouped...

Brazil’s Energy Trading looks to set up is ethanol re-export hub at Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 12, 2019 – Energy Trading, a Brazilian ethanol producer, has met with Fedeport, the Canarian...

Port Authority to issue anti-pollution tender for the port of Arrecife

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port Authority of Las Palmas) is to issue...

Las Palmas port, the Foundation and Petrospot prepare agenda for the I Summit Supplies & Bunkering Las Palmas, June 2020

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port Authority of Las Palmas), the Puertos...

Las Palmas port, Petrospot sign agreement to jointly organise Ship Supply and Bunkering Summit

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Las Palmas port authority, the Fundación Puertos and Spanish company Petrospot signed...

Las Palmas port to start Reina Sofia dock extension project in August

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2019 – Spain’s Central Contractual Administrative Court has dismissed an appeal by construction...

Totisa Holdings to build LNG facility at Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2019 – Las Palmas port authority plans a contract with Totisa Holdings SA for the construction and operation of...

Hidramar protests against limited access to Las Palmas’ Reina Sofía dock

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – Employees of Spanish company Hidramar protested at the headquarters of the Las Palmas port authority to...

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