Among the projects approved by the President of Spanish State Ports are the extension of the Commercial Quay breakwater at the Port of Puerto del Rosario, with a budget allocation of €44.2 million; the development of viable alternatives for extending the Cruise Quay at the Port of Arrecife; and a €2 million investment in each of these ports to provide shore power infrastructure for inter-island ferry berths.
At the Port of Las Palmas, key projects include the extension of the Reina Sofía South Breakwater and the adjoining quay, as well as the expansion of the Juan Sebastián Elcano Quay, which is intended to support the offshore wind industry.
The President of the Port Authority of Las Palmas, Beatriz Calzada, together with the Authority’s Managing Director, Francisco Trujillo, has presented the Port Authority’s 2027 Business Plan to Spanish State Ports (Puertos del Estado). The document, which sets out the organisation’s management strategy and investment programme for the coming year, has received the approval of the President of Spanish State Ports, Gustavo Santana, enabling the Port Authority to move forward with the planned public investments across its ports.
At the Port of Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria, around 25 projects are planned. Among the most significant is the 200-metre extension of the Reina Sofía South Breakwater, which will reach a depth of -24.70 metres. This €20.5 million project, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), will provide additional shelter for the port’s inner basins, particularly the new berths at León y Castillo Quay, while also increasing berthing capacity for the repair of offshore oil platforms requiring water depths greater than 24 metres.
Another major project is the construction of a new 336.5-metre quay adjoining the Reina Sofía South Breakwater, creating a 15,900-square-metre operational area. The project has an estimated budget of €43 million.
The Port Authority also plans to extend Juan Sebastián Elcano Quay by 466 metres. The expansion is intended to support the construction, repair, maintenance, conversion and development of offshore and land-based structures linked to renewable energy, sustainable development and decarbonisation. The project, co-financed through the PORT-EOLMAR programme, has a budget of €50 million and will create an adjacent operational platform of approximately six hectares.
To strengthen bunkering services—one of the Port of Las Palmas’ strategic business activities—the Port Authority will construct mooring dolphins capable of accommodating vessels between 100 and 400 metres in length. The “Mooring Dolphins between Breakwaters” project, with an investment of €17.5 million, is designed to increase the port’s offshore bunkering capacity.
At the Port of Puerto del Rosario, on the island of Fuerteventura, the Commercial Quay breakwater will be extended by 250 metres. This €44.2 million project, also co-financed by the ERDF, will provide greater protection for the harbour basins, significantly improving the operational performance of the cruise terminal.
A new ro-ro ramp will also be built, allowing regular line vessels to operate from the new breakwater. This project represents an investment of €3 million.
The Business Plan also includes a €2 million investment at the Port of Puerto del Rosario to prepare the infrastructure required to establish a commercial shipping route with Tarfaya.
In addition, €2 million will be invested at the Port of Puerto del Rosario and a further €2 million at the Port of Arrecife, on the island of Lanzarote, to install the infrastructure required to provide shore-side electricity connections for berths serving inter-island ferry traffic.
In Lanzarote, the Port Authority will also improve the access area to the southern counter-breakwater in order to enhance safety and operational efficiency. Current access arrangements, particularly for vehicles joining Olof Palme Avenue, have been identified as presenting manoeuvring difficulties. An investment of €460,000 has been allocated for these improvements.
Work is also under way on evaluating different options for extending the Cruise Quay at the Port of Arrecife, as well as preparing a Universal Accessibility Plan aimed at improving access to the port’s public spaces and buildings.
Finally, at the Port of Arinaga, on the island of Gran Canaria, the Port Authority will develop an approximately five-hectare operational platform adjacent to Agüimes Quay. The new area will enhance and expand operations involving vessels transporting components for the installation of new wind turbines on the island. The project has an allocated budget of €50 million.
An additional €2 million will be invested in the urban development of the Port of Arinaga’s expansion area, creating large storage and logistics spaces for oversized components currently being unloaded at the port.
