About us
About us
OUR START
Grupo Stier:
Founded in 1994 under the name “Stier & Co”, the Group played an active role as P&I Correspondents and maritime experts with services in all of the Canary Islands. Today, “Grupo Stier” represents the majority of the International Group P&I Clubs as well as several International Associations and Insurance Companies.
CEMA
Center for Maritime Studies of the Atlantic
In response to the demands and needs of the local market, and as a result of our dynamic maritime activity the Centre for Maritime studies in the Atlantic (CEMA) was created. From 1994 until CEMA´s merger into Grupo Stier in 2015, more tan 2,500 international students have been trained. This training continues today at the Stier Training Centre in Gran Canaria.
Ship Agency
Stier
Stier Shipagency was founded in 1998 to consolidate the position of Stier & Co by providing legal strength to the activity of P&I Correspondents in Spain and to complement the service offering and better attend client´s requests.
Our team
Memoria del 25 aniversario en Septiembre 2019
Stier Shipagency, along with CEMA, now form part of Grupo Stier which is a family business formed by hard work, and working to train future generations. Grupo Stier is the affirmation of our business maturity, comprised of highly qualified multilingual professionals:
Lawyers, Captains of the Spanish Merchant Marine, Inspectors, Engineers, Academic Coordinators, Instructors, and Administrative and External Advisors.
Languages spoken include: Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Korean, Japanese and Arabic
A SAFE place for your training
THE CANARY ISLANDS
Canary Islands
The ports in the Canary Islands offer multipurpose services and state-of-the-art facilities. They serve as a base for the national and international fishing fleet, offer a wide range of services to the oil industry, are stations for the supply of fuel, and act as a hub for the transshipment of containers. Furthermore, the ports are leaders in the cruise sector, and offer a strategic location ideal for the distribution of humanitarian aid.
Geographical location
Geographically, the archipelago is located in the Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the African coast, north of the Tropic of Cancer between the coordinates 27º 37′ and 29º 25′ north latitude, 13º 20′ and 18º 10′ west longitude. Located a little over 1000 km from the Iberian Peninsula and almost 100 km from Africa, the Canary Islands occupy a strategic enclave in the Atlantic Ocean between three continents: Europe, Africa and America.
Administrative Division
Administratively, the archipelago is divided into two provinces: Santa Cruz de Tenerife which includes the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro. Las Palmas which includes the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.
Your hub between different continents
PORT OF LAS PALMAS DE G.C.
Port of Las Palmas
The city has always been port-oriented, thanks to its strategic location it has been consolidated as a first-class logistics hub with more than thirty shipping lines connecting Las Palmas to over 180 ports across the globe. The Port of La Luz, in Gran Canaria, is the largest in the Canarian archipelago and one of the most important merchandise distribution nexuses in Spain. It currently has 16 kilometers of berthing lines distributed over several docks, with drafts ranging between 3 and 45 meters deep.
Wide range of services
The ports in the Canary Islands offer multipurpose services consolidated over decades and state-of-the-art facilities. They are a base for national and international fishing fleets, a station for the supply of fuel and for the transfer of containers. They are leaders in the sector of cruises, services to the oil industry and strategic point for the distribution of humanitarian aid.
The offshore sector
Both Las Palmas and Tenerife have become important centers for the offshore sector, offering repairs to platforms and supply vessels in the Mid-Atlantic. The growing demands of this market have boosted the development of the ship repair sector and all related services and activities.
Your hub between different continents
PORT OF TENERIFE
Port of Tenerife
The Port of Santa Cruz is the main port in the province of Tenerife with a wide variety of traffic ranging from cruise ships and pleasure yachts, to general cargo and fuel. The port stands out as a passenger terminal for cruise passengers and visitors alike, with several spaces for storage, product transformation, ship repair and other services.
Wide range of services
The port of Tenerife stands out as a passenger terminal due to its high rates of movement of cruise passengers and visitors. It has several spaces for storage, product transformation, ship repair and other services for the sector.
The offshore sector
Both Las Palmas and Tenerife have become important centers for the offshore sector, offering repairs to platforms and supply vessels in the Mid-Atlantic. The growing demands of this market have boosted the development of the ship repair sector and all related services and activities.