Sustainable cruise development

Global Ports Holding Plc and its local partner Sepcan, together with the Las Palmas Port Authority, will work on a project to transform the port into a centre for sustainable cruise.

“The Las Palmas project is a proof of our continued efforts in sustainability and shows our commitment not only to social benefits but our care for the environment,” said Javier Rodríguez Sánchez, GPH regional director west Med & Asia.

Cruise project

On 22 August, Global Ports Holding had announced the completion of the concession agreement of three ports in the Canary Islands: Las Palmas, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote Cruise Ports through Global Ports Canary Islands (GPCI), an 80:20 joint venture between GPH and Sepcan.

GPCI will start operations of the three cruise ports in October 2022, ahead of the peak winter season, with over 650 scheduled calls in Las Palmas, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura together.

Sepcan has plans to invest a total of €40 million in these Canary Islands ports.

The Las Palmas project is the latest to benefit from this investment. The project will see the port equipped with a new sustainable terminal building and better infrastructure.

The 14,400m2 terminal will be built from sustainable recycled materials to achieve a low carbon footprint and provide smoother homeporting and transit operations at one of the busiest ports in Spain.

Operational by 2024 cruise season, Las Palmas Cruise Port, with an ability to handle the largest cruise ships in the world simultaneously, will have new retail and F&B experiences, 40 bus capacity and an improved operational structure.