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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.

Las Palmas port authority cruise traffic to rise to 1.5 million next season

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – The total number of cruise passengers at the ports under the management of Las Palmas port authority is...

JLT Mobile Computers installs VERSO 12 computer at OPCSA terminal in Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – JLT Mobile Computers, a leading developer and manufacturer of computers for demanding environments and...

Spain’s Asocelpa proposes procedures to coordinate bunkering at Las Palmas port

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 17, 2019 – The Association of Consignees and Stevedores of Ships of Las Palmas (Asocelpa) has raised a proposal to...

Las Palmas port community to participate in two important events on the oil & gas sector in Africa

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2019 – The Port Authority of Las Palmas and the Port of Las Palmas Foundation have held a...

Las Palmas port to study reduction of ship fees in 2020

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2019 – Las Palmas port’s board of directors will study on June 28 a proposal to reduce in 2020 the rates...

Las Palmas council approves nautical service center project at port

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2019 – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council has given the green light to a project for the construction of...

Cameroon aims to reduce influence of Canary ports, Dakar

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2019 – Cameroon plans to launch a strategy for providing the most competitive offer in the port sector in West...

Puertos de Las Palmas launches interactive catalogue of facilities

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2019 – Regional ports agency Puertos de Las Palmas has launched a new interactive catalogue that provides...

Las Palmas port handles 5% of Spain’s trade with Africa

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2019 – Las Palmas port handles just under 5% of all cargo traffic that passes through Spanish ports to or from...

Yecasa applies for construction of solid bulk terminal at Arinaga port

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2019 – Spanish plaster manufacturer Yesos Canarias (Yecasa) has applied to Las Palmas port authority for the...

Las Palmas port offers its logistics capacity to Gambia

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2019 – Las Palmas port has offered Gambia its logistics capacity in the face of the imminent development of the oil...

Las Palmas port gets nod to expand Sports Pier

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2019 – Las Palmas already has a free path to expand the Sports Pier with 850 new berths, which allows it to reach a...

Spain’s Lopesan to start Arguineguín port expansion in two months

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) May 27, 2019 – Spain’s Lopesan SL plans to start work on the expansion of Arguineguín port within two...

Madrid-Cádiz port rail cargo connection service start operations

Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) May 27, 2019 – On May 10, the railway link between Madrid and the port of Cádiz started. The first train is scheduled to...

Las Palmas port starts road construction project to facilitate traffic to Naviera Armas terminal

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2019 – Las Palmas port authority has started the procedure to build new roads that will allow easier access to the...

Las Palmas port’s OPCSA container terminal to launch modernisation project

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 22, 2019 – The OPCSA container terminal (Operaciones Portuarias Canarias S.A.) of Las Palmas port plans to...

Las Palmas port tenders infrastructure works worth €38 million since January

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 20, 2019 – Las Palmas port authority has tendered infrastructure works worth â‚¬37.8 million ($42.2...

Balearic Islands port authority’s board rejects application for dismissal of president

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port Authority of Las Palmas) board of directors unanimously...

MSC ratifies Gran Canaria port plan

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2019 – The shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company SA (MSC) and Autoridad Portuaria de...

Las Palmas port, Zona Franca Consortium join forces to promote Free Trade Zone advantages

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2019 – Las Palmas port and the Consorcio de la Zona Franca will seal in the coming days, after the approval of the...

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