Port of Granadilla
The Puerto Industrial de Granadilla is a port located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona in the southeast of the island of Tenerife (Spain). It is a complementary work of the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and intended to provide necessary facilities to different types of traffic, attract new traffic and cover increases.[1] It is the largest industrial port of the Canary Islands.[2]
Characteristics[]
The port has a contradique[clarification needed] of a length of 1,150 meters. The Exterior Dock extends longitudinally at 2,512 meters. The Muelle de Ribera has 160 meters with a draft of sixteen meters and an associated esplanade of approximately fifteen hectares.
The second section of the Ribera dock is currently[when?] under construction, which will result in the materialization of another 160 meters of quay. It is expected that the port can count on a regasification plant in the year 2020.[3]
With the entry into operation of the Port of Granadilla, the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife manages six ports of general interest for this maritime province; those of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Los Cristianos and Granadilla on the island of Tenerife, and those of San Sebastián de La Gomera, Santa Cruz de La Palma and , the latter on the island of El Hierro.[4]
History[]
In 2004, the Port Utilization Plan of the Port of Granadilla was approved by Ministerial Order. In 2006, the European Commission issued a favorable opinion on the execution of the port.
Later there would be several delays in the work. In November 2017, the Ministry of Development issued a favorable report for the opening of the port infrastructure of Granadilla to begin receiving its first berths.[5]
The port of Granadilla received its first docking on 21 November that year, with the scale of the platform called "West Leo" of the multinational Seadrill,[6] this floating platform came from Avondale Shipyard, on the Mississippi River, southern United States.
The port was officially inaugurated on 2 March 2018 by the President of the Government of Spain, Mariano Rajoy.
References[]
- ^ MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO (2011-03-22). "Disposición 5317 del BOE núm. 70 de 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ Puerto de Granadilla. Guía Azul
- ^ "El puerto de Granadilla entrará en funcionamiento este mes". diariodeavisos.elespanol.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ Redaccion. "El puerto de Granadilla comienza a operar". Gomeranoticias. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ "Fomento da el visto bueno al puerto de Granadilla. eldia.es". eldia.es. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ La Opinión de Tenerife. "El Puerto de Granadilla entra en funcionamiento - La Opinión de Tenerife". laopinion.es. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
External links[]
- Official website (in English and Spanish)
- Ports of Tenerife
- Ports and harbours of the Spanish Atlantic coast