Port of Las Palmas

Port in Spain

Port of Las Palmas

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Location
Country| Spain
Location| Gran Canaria
Coordinates| 28°9′N 15°25′W﻿ / ﻿28.150°N 15.417°W﻿ / 28.150; -15.417[1]
UN/LOCODE| ESLPA[2]
Details
Operated by| Port Authority of Las Palmas [es]
Type of harbour| Coastal breakwater[3]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage| 20,808,581 (2018)
Annual container volume| 1,034,642 TEUs (2018)
Passenger traffic| 1,208,205 (2018)
Notes| Statistics together with those of the satellite Port of Arinaga[4]
Website
http://www.palmasport.es
Las Palmas Port in 1912

Port of Las Palmas (also called La Luz Port) (Spanish: Puerto de Las Palmas or Puerto de La Luz) is port for fishing, commercial, passenger and sports boats in the city of Las Palmas in the north-east of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. For five centuries, the Port of Las Palmas has been the traditional base for scale and supplying ships on their way through the Middle Atlantic.

## Operations

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La Luz Port it is not only one of the first ports of the Canary Islands, but also one of the first ports in the Mid-Atlantic, and handles for some of the traffic at the crossroads between Europe, Africa and America. In turn, it constitutes one of the main ports of Spain and the first of the geographical area of West Africa. The port in 2007 handled a total of 907,782 passengers, 16.26% more than in 2006, and the growing cruise passenger traffic rose 21.23%. In 2007, it processed some 11,262 ships. In 2011 the port was the fourth busiest container port in Spain, handling 1,287,389 TEUs.[5]

## Freight

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The port has an annual traffic of more than 4,500 weighing stations, and handles 400,000 tonnes of frozen fish per year. The port provides 175,000 cubic meters of cold storage facilities, and storage areas for special refrigerated containers and preparation rooms for frozen products. These facilities have a variety of refrigeration which can carry out all activities necessary for postprocessing of fish, from refrigeration and storage of the product at low temperatures for subsequent distribution, to manufacture and supply of industrial ice. The port's facilities include a border inspection post (BIP) approved by the European Union, which is responsible for inspecting all types of imports from third countries or exports to countries outside the European Economic Area.

## Ferries

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A weekly ferry route operates from Las Palmas to Cadiz on the Spanish mainland. The crossing, operated by Trasmediterránea, takes around 40 hours.[6]

## Gallery

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* Puerto de Las Palmas 2017

* Puerto de Las Palmas 2017

* Puerto de Las Palmas 2017

## References

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1. ^ "Port of Las Palmas, Spain". www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
2. ^ "UNLOCODE (ES) - SPAIN". service.unece.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
3. ^ World Port Index (PDF) (27 ed.). NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 2019. p. 100. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
4. ^ "Memoria Anual. Annual Report" (PDF). Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas. 2018.
5. ^ "World Port Rankings 2011" (PDF).
6. ^ "Cadiz to Las Palmas ferry tickets, compare times and prices". www.directferries.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

## External links

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Governance|

* Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands
* Province of Las Palmas
* Cabildo insular

Municipalities|

* Agaete
* Puerto de las Nieves
* Agüimes
* Artenara
* Arucas
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* Vecindario
* Sta. María de Guía
* Tejeda
* Telde
* Teror
* Valleseco
* Valsequillo
* Vega de San Mateo

History|

* Pre-colonial
* Conquest of the Canary Islands
* Battle of Las Palmas
* Timeline of Las Palmas
* People from Gran Canaria

Nature|

* Birds
* Alvania grancanariensis
* Gran Canaria blue chaffinch
* Reptiles
* Gran Canaria giant lizard
* Gran Canaria skink
* Mammals
* Invertebrates
* Alvania grancanariensis
* Maspalomas bow-legged grasshopper

Landmarks and attractions|

| Ancient sites|

* El Maipés Necropolis
* Four Doors cave site, Telde
* Painted Cave, Galdar
* Caves of Valeron

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Natural sites|

* Bandama Caldera
* Fuente de los Azulejos
* Guayadeque ravine
* Pico de las Nieves
* Pilancones
* Roque Nublo

General|

* Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo
* Palmitos Park
* Church of San Juan Bautista (Arucas)
* Las Palmas Cathedral
* Maspalomas Dunes
* Atlantic Center of Modern Art
* Museo Canario
* Elder Museum of Science and Technology
* Temisas Astronomical Observatory
* Yumbo Centrum

Transport|

| Air|

* Gran Canaria Airport

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Public transport|

* Autoridad Única del Transporte de Gran Canaria
* Global
* Guaguas Municipales
* Tren de Gran Canaria (planned)

Roads|

* GC1
* GC2
* GC31
* GC4
* GC5

Sea|

* Puerto de la Luz
* Port of Las Nieves
* Trasmediterránea
* Fred Olsen Express

Sport|

| General|

* Sportspeople
* CB Gran Canaria
* Gran Canaria FS
* Maspalomas FS
* Rally Islas Canarias
* BM Remudas
* Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria
* Gran Canaria Maratón

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Football|

* CD Arguineguín
* Castillo CF
* UD Gáldar
* AD Huracán
* UD Las Palmas
* UD Las Palmas Atlético
* UD Las Palmas C
* CD Maspalomas
* CF Panadería Pulido
* Real Sporting San José
* UD San Fernando
* UD Tamaraceite
* UD Telde
* UD Vecindario
* UD Villa de Santa Brígida
* UD Villa de Santa Brígida B
* CF Unión Viera
* Universidad de Las Palmas CF

Venues|

* Centro Insular de Deportes
* Estadio Insular
* Estadio Gran Canaria
* Estadio Municipal de Vecindario
* Gran Canaria Arena

Education and science|

* Hospital Insular
* Schools in Las Palmas
* University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
* Maspalomas Station

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Authority control databases |

* VIAF

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