Ports of Las Palmas has increased port traffic. In its balance of the first months of the year, the total traffic has increased by +12.97%, which represents 2,130,435 tonnes more than in the same period of 2023.
Ida Stier, CEO, founder and leader of the Stier Group, assesses these data positively although with nuances. She affirms that ‘the Port has to take advantage of this situation and show its potential, which would allow the services provided to increase considerably’. In this same sense, she stresses that ‘we have noticed the increase in bunkering, above all, and in the area of services in general’.
In addition, and with regard to the increase in ship traffic, Stier stresses that: ‘the arrival of more ships should be reflected and have an impact on the type and quality of services provided by the Port of Las Palmas’. And she stresses that ‘this would avoid the waits, the collapse and the dissatisfaction that sometimes exists among the users of the port services’.
The leader of the Stier Group also reflects on ‘the moment the Port is going through’, as she is committed to ‘being foresighted in the face of the possibility of the lean times’.
Stier Group
It should be noted that the Stier Group (Ship Agency – P&I Correspondents) carries out an important part of its work, connected with the Port of Las Palmas, although it has a high level Training Centre, ‘Stier Training Center’ (STR), at the Taliarte Quay (Melenara).
Las Palmas Port Authority data
The accumulated data for January-July show an increase of +14.31% in total traffic for the Port of Las Palmas, with 16,147,321 tonnes. The Port of Arrecife increased its total traffic by +5.46%, with 1,054,544 tonnes; the Port of Puerto del Rosario increased by +9.94%, with 825,075 tonnes; and the Port of Arinaga also showed positive figures, with an increase of +15.94%, with 143,270 tonnes. On the other hand, the Port of Salinetas decreased its total traffic by -9.28%, with 388,606 tonnes.
The inter-annual variation of the first seven months of 2024 with respect to 2023 for the five ports of the Port Authority presents the following data in the main indicators:
Passenger traffic: +5.25% (-1.82% in regular line and +12.85% in cruise), with a total of 1,868,259 passengers; tonnes of goods: +11.94% with 16,823,498 tonnes; tonnes of frozen fish: +9.65%, with 160,588 tonnes; tonnes of fresh fish: +21.41% with 533 tonnes; tonnes of fuel: +28.22% with 1. 581,114 tonnes; TEU units: +13.76% with 783,831 units; containerised general cargo tonnes: +11.19% with 8,697,560 tonnes; Ro-Ro traffic units: +0.83% with 212,912 units; and Ro-Ro traffic tonnes: +6.32% with 2,916,310 tonnes.
For the Port of Las Palmas, the inter-annual variation of the accumulated January-July 2024-2023 reflects the following data in the main indicators:
Passenger traffic: +1.28% (-3.58% in regular line and +11.29% in cruise), with 1,273,555 passengers; tonnes of goods: +13.17% with 14,436,197 tonnes; tonnes of frozen fish: +11.73% with 155,057 tonnes; tonnes of fresh fish: -80.28% with 14 tonnes; tonnes of fuel: +28.28% with 1. 575,399 tonnes; TEU units: +14.50% with 720,843 TEUs; tonnes of containerised general cargo: +11.46% with 8,195,791 tonnes, Ro-Ro traffic units: -1.02% with 143,870 units; and Ro-Ro traffic tonnes: +4.40% with 2,033,370 tonnes.
Where is?
The Port of Las Palmas, also known as “Puerto de la Luz or Puerto de la Luz y de Las Palmas”, is a fishing, commercial, passenger and marina port in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It is the most important port in the Canary Islands and the fourth most important in Spain. It is in continuous growth due to its strategic location, as many ships from America or the rest of Europe “call at” Gran Canaria to continue their journey.
