# Las Palmas (ES LPA)

**UN/LOCODE:** ES LPA  
**Country:** Spain  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 28.1500, -15.4167

Anchored in the mid-Atlantic off the West African coast, Las Palmas on Gran Canaria is Spain's leading port in the Eastern Mid-Atlantic and West Africa range. The port handled around 1.03 million TEU in 2024 and works primarily as a transhipment and logistics platform linking Europe, Africa and the Americas across some 30 shipping lines to more than 180 ports. Its container terminal offers about 1,700 metres of quay and roughly 1.2 million TEU of capacity, while the wider port provides nearly 16 kilometres of berths with depths reaching 45 metres. Las Palmas is the foremost bunkering station in Spain, often called the Atlantic's fuelling stop, and supports ship repair, provisioning and crew changes. Reefer volumes from West African fisheries, project cargo for the offshore sector and general breakbulk round out the traffic. Because the hinterland is the island itself, the port depends on maritime feeder and transhipment flows rather than road or rail links to a mainland. Customs and import clearance run through the Spanish authorities within the EU customs union. Forwarders routing to mainland Spain typically use Algeciras or Valencia, while Dakar competes for West African transhipment.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Barcelona → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/barcelona-shanghai)
- [Barcelona → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/barcelona-shenzhen)
- [Barcelona → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/barcelona-guangzhou)
- [Barcelona → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/barcelona-hong-kong)
- [Barcelona → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/barcelona-tokyo)
- [Barcelona → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/barcelona-busan)

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