Tenerife
The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife manages the Canary islands’ Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with its dock in Granadilla, and the Port of Los Cristianos, both in Tenerife, as well as the Port of Santa Cruz de La Palma (La Palma), the Port of San Sebastián de La Gomera (La Gomera) and the Port of Estaca (El Hierro). The gateway to West Africa and a key port for international maritime traffic, it offers allowances for various strategic traffic. The dock at Granadilla, which began operating at the end of 2017, and its adjoining industrial park spanning six million m2, form an efficient logistics and goods redistribution hub. This, combined with the various tax and social incentives on offer, make it an attractive option. The port is operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife. State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government.
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...
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 –...
Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife records 35% passenger increase
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2023 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife closed 2022, positioning...
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...
Approval received for additional fuel storage in Port of Granadilla, Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2023 – The Ministry of Ecological Transition, Climate Change and Territorial...
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...
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...
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 Tenerife resubmits plan for Terminal de Cruceros
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2022 – Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has resubmitted the revised plan...
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...
Port of Tenerife agrees to an ordinance to limit air pollution
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 27, 2022 – Port of Tenerife agrees to an ordinance to limit air and noise pollution....
FEDEPORT calls for wind power support in the Canary Islands
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – FEDEPORT has called for reduced bureaucracy in developing offshore offshore...
Port of Tenerife presents LNG and hydrogen energy plan
The Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, specifically the facilities of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, today hosted the presentation of the project...
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...
Spanish ports’ traffic in fruit and vegetables remains stable in 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) April 5, 2022 – Spain’s state-owned ports handled 12.11 million tons of fruits, vegetables and legumes in 2021, an...
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...
Puertos del Estado and CLIA commit to cruise ship industry sustainability
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2022 – At a presentation held during the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid, the president of Puertos...