28 Oct The number of cruise passengers in the Canary Islands decreases in September
By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias In general terms, the number of passengers who used the State ports in the Canary Islands in
September of this year increased by 3 percent compared to the same month of 2024. In total they were
683.593 travelers, for the 663.599 what was in 2024.
Regarding regular traffic, The ports of Los Cristianos and Santa Cruz de Tenerife were
those that had a greater movement of travelers. The first of them recorded the passage of 1 decade
3 travelers who used these infrastructures. Por su parte, the ports with the greatest increase in
travelers were La Estaca, con un aumento del 14.3% and that of Los Cristianos, con 15.4% más de
travelers.
The number of TEUS containers (the most standardized measure worldwide) who went through the
ports of the Canary Islands in September was a 29,6 percent higher than in the same month of 2024. En
total were 178.487 containers those that were accounted for by 137.701 de septiembre de 2024.
The Port of La Luz and Las Palmas is the one with the highest volume of entry and exit of
containers. In the Canary Islands, 7 decade 10 containers that are moved do so from this facility.
Compared to the previous year, aumentó un 41 percent container movement in this port.
Regarding vehicle traffic, During the month of September it increased 0,6% with respect to
same month of the previous year. This year they were 232.060 the vehicles that used the Ports of the
State in the Canary Islands, for the 230.778 that was in September 2024.
The data collected in this information refers exclusively to the eleven Ports of the
State that exists in the Canary Islands. These are the facilities of: Reef, The Rosary, lighter, La
Light and Las Palmas, Salinetas, Passion fruit, The Christians, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, San Sebastian
La Gomera, Santa Cruz de la Palma and La Estaca. There are other port facilities that depend on the
Government of the Canary Islands, as is the case of the Puerto de Las Nieves, Corralejo, Playa Blanca or Morro
Jable.
Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias






