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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.

Algeciras port presents bunkering, innovation activities in Rotterdam 

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) has participated in the Seminar on...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Event: 1st Spanish Ports Seminar – Rotterdam, February 1, 2018

Rotterdam, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Atlantico Business Development is holding the first edition of its Spanish Ports Seminar, February...

Vigo port takes part in Atlantic Ports of Spain Seminar in Rotterdam

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – A delegation of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), led by its director, Beatriz Colunga, will...

Puertos Canarios joins Medcruise association

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Puertos Canarios has joined the Medcruise organisation. MedCruise is the Association...

Event: Mediterranean ports to attend Fruit Logistica in Berlin – February 7-9, 2017

Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – The annual Fruit Logistica show covers all sectors of the fresh produce business and provides a complete...

Las Palmas port leads for fourth consecutive years the Canary cruise sector ranking

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2018 – For a long period of time, the ports of Tenerife and Arrecife were located above Las Palmas in the cruise...

Tenerife port cruise traffic rises 5% in Jan-Nov 2017

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – Tenerife port handled 769,176 cruise passengers in the first eleven months of 2017, up 5% on the year. The...

Tenerife port calls tender for fuel pipe replacement

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) December 21, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife) has called a tender for a €2.5...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Tenerife port to handle seven cruise ships in three days

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) December 8, 2017 – Tenerife port will handle a total of seven cruise ships with 13,300 passengers and 3,760 crew members on...

Tenerife port to participate in Paris Boat Show

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) December 7, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tenerife) plans to participate in the Nautic Paris Boat...

Tenerife port to handle 115,000 cruise passengers in December

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 – Tenerife port expects to handle 115,000 cruise passengers in December, municipality councillor Alfonso...

Granadilla port officially starts operations

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2017 – Granadilla de Abona port officially launched operations on November 21 with the first call of a vessel in...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 20, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2017 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 10, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Tenerife to record best November in terms of cruise traffic since 2012

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2017 – Tenerife port expects to handle in November the largest number of cruise passengers registered in the...

Málaga port studies cruise cooperation deal with Tangier, Tenerife

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – The president of Málaga port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga), Paulino Plata, has said that the...

Tenerife port to handle six cruise vessels this weekend

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) October 20, 2017 – Tenerife port will handle six cruise vessels this weekend, with a total of 13,000 passengers. On October 20,...

Boluda acquires Tenerife container terminal operator Capsa

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – Spanish company Boluda Corporación Marítima has acquired Compañía Auxiliar del Puerto (Capsa), an...

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