Freight traffic also reaches historic highs, with 33.6 million tonnes and 1,546,389 TEU, while the OPCSA terminal surpasses one million containers handled in a single year for the first time
Beatriz Calzada: “The figures with which we close 2025 confirm the strength of our port system and the ability of the ports managed by the Las Palmas Port Authority to continue growing across diverse traffic segments. The challenge now is to keep moving forward in terms of competitiveness, sustainability and quality, maintaining this growth on solid foundations and aligned with the needs of international trade and of the archipelago itself.”
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Monday 26 January 2026
The Las Palmas Port Authority closed the 2025 financial year with the best figures in its recent history across the main activity indicators. Total traffic across the five ports managed reached 36,522,378 tonnes for the year, representing an increase of 14.96% compared to 2024, that is, 4,753,935 tonnes more than the previous year.
In this context, freight traffic amounts to 33,614,617 tonnes and total traffic to 36.5 million tonnes, both record values in a historical series dating back to 2011. Container traffic reached 1,546,389 TEU, also an all-time high since 2011, while the number of cruise passengers exceeded the 2 million mark for the first time, with 2,089,042 cruise passengers recorded since 2010.
The President of the Las Palmas Port Authority, Beatriz Calzada, highlighted that “the figures with which we close 2025 confirm the strength of our port system and the ability of the ports managed by the Las Palmas Port Authority to continue growing across diverse traffic segments. This performance is the result of the efforts of the port community, the trust of shipping lines and operators, and a strategy that combines investment, operational efficiency and a strong service orientation towards the economic fabric of the Canary Islands.”
Record total traffic and growth across all ports
Across the five ports of the Port Authority, total traffic stands at 36,522,378 tonnes, with a year-on-year increase of 14.96%. By port, the Port of Las Palmas reached 31,805,641 tonnes, recording growth of 15.56%; the Port of Arrecife totalled 2,135,317 tonnes, up 13.82%; the Port of Puerto del Rosario reached 1,689,080 tonnes, up 14.94%; the Port of Arinaga recorded 260,127 tonnes, an increase of 7.89%; while the Port of Salinetas closed the year with 632,213 tonnes of total traffic.
In year-on-year terms, the Port Authority recorded passenger traffic of 3,622,329 passengers in 2025, representing growth of 2.99% compared to the 3,517,316 passengers in 2024. This figure includes an increase of 11.22% in cruise traffic, reflecting the dynamism of tourism-related activity.
Freight traffic reached 33,614,617 tonnes, 16.49% more than in 2024, when 28,856,330 tonnes were recorded. Frozen fish amounted to 322,844 tonnes, with growth of 11.17% compared to the 290,407 tonnes of the previous year.
In addition, Calzada stated that “the data on total traffic, freight, containers and cruise tourism consolidate our ports as a benchmark logistics and services platform in the Mid-Atlantic. The challenge now is to continue advancing in competitiveness, sustainability and quality, maintaining this growth on solid foundations and aligned with the needs of international trade and of the archipelago itself.”
In line with this positive trend, container traffic continues to show particularly strong performance. Container movements, measured in TEU, reached 1,546,389 units in 2025, representing an increase of 16.28% compared to the 1,329,930 TEU of the previous year and marking a new record in the historical series since 2011. General containerised cargo totalled 16,634,119 tonnes, up 13.63% compared to the 14,639,037 tonnes recorded in 2024.
Ro-Ro traffic also showed positive performance. Rolling cargo units reached 385,397, an increase of 4.40% compared to the 369,160 units of the previous year, while Ro-Ro tonnage stood at 5,845,448 tonnes, 12.37% more than the 5,202,104 tonnes in 2024.
In this context, the OPCSA container terminal exceeded one million TEU handled in a single year for the first time in its history, a milestone reached in November 2025, further reinforcing the role of the Port of Las Palmas as an international transhipment hub and redistribution platform in the Mid-Atlantic.
Passengers and cruise tourism: surpassing the 2 million cruise passenger mark
Total passenger traffic across the ports of the Las Palmas Port Authority amounted to 3,622,329 passengers, an increase of 2.99% compared to 2024. Within this figure, cruise tourism reached a historic milestone by surpassing 2 million passengers for the first time in a single year, with 2,089,042 cruise passengers. This is the best figure recorded since 2010, confirming the consolidation of the ports of the Port Authority as leading destinations for the main cruise lines.
The combination of double-digit growth in cruise traffic and the stability of regular connectivity places the port network in a strong position to continue boosting tourism and inter-island and international mobility.
Within this context of overall growth, the individual performance of the Port of Las Palmas further reinforces the positive assessment of the annual results. For the Port of Las Palmas, the year-on-year variation of the 2025 cumulative figures compared to 2024 also shows very positive performance. Freight tonnage reached 28,950,078 tonnes, representing growth of 17.42%. Frozen fish amounted to 317,379 tonnes, up 13%, while fresh fish stood at 24 tonnes, an increase of 4.35%.
Container movements at the Port of Las Palmas reached 1,431,842 TEU, up 17.32%, and general containerised cargo totalled 15,735,712 tonnes, 14.30% more than in 2024.
Ro-Ro traffic at this port amounted to 255,121 units, an increase of 2.84%, and 3,971,652 tonnes, representing growth of 10.53%, consolidating the importance of rolling cargo in the activity of the capital’s port.
A historic annual balance consolidating port leadership in the Mid-Atlantic
With this performance, the Las Palmas Port Authority closes 2025 by consolidating the strength of its main traffic segments and reinforcing its role as a key logistics and services hub in the Mid-Atlantic. The dynamism of international transit, the growth of container traffic, the stability of bunkering, the record number of cruise passengers and the positive evolution of rolling cargo confirm the capacity of the port network to continue generating economic activity, employment and development for the Canary Islands.
