About us

Our origins go back to the year 1925, when ASOCELPA was created to bring together and defend the interests of Ship Agents and Ship Stevedores in the province of Las Palmas. Since the beginning of the 20th century, our mission has been aimed at the representation, management, defense and promotion of the common professional interests of our associated companies, seeking the improvement of port services.

During these almost 100 years, we have worked in the promotion and growth of the Canarian maritime sector through our Ports, advising and collaborating closely with our partners and international shipping companies. We have also negotiated collective agreements, drafted port services, improved documentation and bureaucratic processes, participating in forums with economic and political institutions, improved bureaucracy and streamlining processes and services.

Asocelpa has strengthened between the institutions and the maritime world of the Canary Islands, the importance that the figure of the agent consignee and stevedore has as a business spearhead in the port. It is the consignee and stevedore who seeks and attracts ship owners from all over the world and those who receive first-hand feedback from their shipowner clients.

In an international environment and in constant evolution, the maritime sector is in the process of transformation and modernization, where Asocelpa wishes to reinforce the strategic position of the Canary Islands, offering its associates high quality services as well as new opportunities for its growth and expansion.