It is Thursday, September 3. The reorganization of the concessions map and the balance of corporate power at the Port of Las Palmas have converged in an express board meeting this September. Lobby groups aligned with director Francisco Trujillo have secured a request for authorization to transfer 8,076 square meters of public-domain land from Hamilton —a subsidiary of the Transcoma Group— to the Greek subsidiary of the Laskaridis Group, Astilleros Canarios, S.A. The move confirms the consolidation of the ship-repair business in the hands of the dominant operator in the Gran Canaria port basin.
Hamilton’s owner in Barcelona needs cash. Barcelona Commercial Court No. 12 has formally declared voluntary insolvency proceedings for Transcoma Global Logistics, S.A.U. (proceeding 727/2026), following an application filed by the company itself at the end of May 2026. This court-supervised insolvency explains and contextualizes the strategic divestments carried out by the group within the Port of Las Palmas’ concession holdings, where the parent company has begun transferring non-strategic assets and public-domain land to “competitors” such as Laskaridis to meet its financial obligations.
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The transaction in Functional Area 6 allows Transcoma to divest itself of land designated for non-food bulk goods and heavy maintenance, optimizing its asset structure to focus on agency services and towing. For the Greek group, the acquisition of the adjoining land represents a defensive move and an expansion of scale: greater operating capacity to increase its share of the available space.
Alongside the asset reorganization, the ratification of Luis Padrón López —president of the Gran Canaria Chamber of Commerce— as a member of the Port Authority’s board formalizes the weight of local business in the governance of the port complex. With experience in economic diplomacy and attracting foreign investment, Padrón’s appointment seeks to ensure that planning for public-domain land and infrastructure tenders responds to the competitiveness demands of private shipping companies through 2029.
In parallel, the Board formalizes the appointment of Luis Padrón López, president of the Gran Canaria Chamber of Commerce, as a member of the governing body representing public-law corporations through 2029 (item 1.1). Padrón’s appointment, given his background in economic diplomacy and internationalization, seeks to align the granting of licenses and port land policy with the demands of island-based private capital.
Tender for the Reina Sofía South Breakwater and review of financial statements
Alongside the restructuring of industrial space, the Port Authority is submitting for approval the launch of the tender procedure for works on the Reina Sofía South Breakwater attached quay and the corresponding technical assistance for construction supervision (items 4.1.1 and 4.1.2). The project seeks to expand shelter capacity and berthing space for heavy-repair operations, deep-draft vessels and offshore platforms.
The agenda is rounded out by oversight of financial management through an examination of the 2025 annual accounts (item 3.1), the granting of office space to DNV Maritime and Energy in the Free Zone for technical ship-certification services (item 2.1.1.1), and operational extensions to contracts for access control and electrical infrastructure at the Las Palmas and Arrecife facilities (items 2.1.2.1 and 4.2).
The article “Las Palmas port board agenda: more land for Laskaridis as Luis Padrón joins through 2029” was first published on canarymaritime.com.
