The Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife completed the first six days of September 2026 with a notable focus on handling large vessels, containerized cargo and hydrocarbons. Excluding inter-island passenger and roll-on/roll-off cargo operations, the port’s commercial activity totaled 40 maritime movements coordinated by 13 local shipping agencies. This information was prepared independently by the Canarymaritime editorial team under strictly editorial criteria, without commercial compensation or ties to the entities mentioned.
Leadership in shipping agency services and extended stays
Agencia de Transporte Marítimo Alfaship and Miller y Cía. accounted for nearly 50% of non-inter-island commercial traffic in Tenerife’s bay. Alfaship led the overall tally with 10 recorded operations, alternating relocations from the anchorage to commercial berths for vessels such as the Kapadokya, Karpathos and Tina-M. Miller y Cía., meanwhile, handled the period’s most diverse fleet, managing calls by eight different vessels.
In the segment involving the largest vessels, Noatum Maritime España handled the longest units calling at ports in the province. These included the LNG carrier GNL Bonny II, measuring 299 meters in length, along with the 288-meter Gnl Akwa Ibom. In the same heavy-tonnage category, Canarship and Alfaship coordinated the logistics of 274-meter vessels in outer waters, including the tanker Pétalos and the bulk carrier Sfl Fraser.
Outer anchorage and deep-water operations
Anchorage Area 2 recorded high occupancy related to fuel bunkering, technical inspections, maritime supply management and waiting periods for commercial instructions. Tankers, LNG carriers and deep-draft bulk carriers took advantage of the bay’s sheltered conditions to optimize their port-call times without overwhelming the quay line.
Alongside Noatum’s LNG carriers, the North Roads anchorage hosted the extended stays of the bulk carriers and tankers Prometeo (229 meters), Brezo Oriental (229 meters) and Meghna Victoria (200 meters). At the same time, auxiliary and operational support units such as the Dacil made short technical calls at anchor before moving into the inner basins.
Quay activity and container traffic
Onshore, the commercial berths handled general cargo, containerized goods and industrial supplies. Bufadero Basin and the Container Quay terminal sustained the flow of international trade through unloading operations involving the Gsl Alice (228 meters in length, represented by Cma Cgm Ibérica), the Samskip Toubkal (150 meters) and the Isabella B (151 meters).
In the East Basin and the second and third sections of the South Quay, industrial logistics maintained a steady flow. Activity by Soluciones Integrales Marítima with the Katharina (152 meters), Vapores Suardiaz Sur-Atlántico with the Tauro (183 meters) and Delfin Lines Canarias with the Milagreen (155 meters) stood out. Shipping agents including Mh Bland, J.A. Arocha, Ag. Marítima y de Transporte Marítimo de Tenerife, Agencia Naviera Gibunco and Next Maritime also handled operational calls by general-cargo vessels and tankers such as the Next (200 meters).
The operational profile of Tenerife’s port during the first week of September reaffirmed its strategic position on high-tonnage Atlantic routes, combining the efficiency of its container terminals with service capacity in its deep-water anchorage areas. The data in this report exclude all scheduled services, passenger traffic and roll-on/roll-off cargo handled by the inter-island shipping companies Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea, Balearia and Bonheur’s local brand, Fred Olsen Express.
The article Shipping agents at Santa Cruz de Tenerife Port: 40 large-vessel and natural gas operations in the first week of September was first published on canarymaritime.com.
