Passengers between Huelva and the Canary Islands increased by 20.54% in 2021

The maritime routes that run between Huelva and Lanzarote, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Tenerife increased their volume of passengers by 20.54% in 2021 compared to the previous year, despite the Covid-19 restrictions that were in place for some months.

According to data from the port of Huelva consulted by EFE, these regular lines have registered a total of 48,108 travelers in the 12 months of 2021, which is 8,197 more than in 2020, in which the number of passengers was 39,911.

Regarding the number of vehicles transported, the number has increased from 18,612 in 2020 to 26,877 this year, which is 8,265 more, an increase of 44.41%.

Currently, there are two lines that cover the Huelva-Canarias route; one that was launched on April 1, 2011, operated from the port of Huelva by the shipping company Armas, and after being operated by FRS from July 1, 2018, it returned to the hands of the former on July 1, 2021.

The other was launched in October 2018 by the shipping companies Fred Olsen Express and Baleària, through their alliance Canary Bridge Seaways (CBS); it is a triangular route between the ports of Huelva, La Luz in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

These two lines mean the existence, with departure and arrival at the South Dock, of 4 weekly connections of ro-ro and ro-pax ships, with rolling cargo and passengers that connect Huelva with the Canary Islands.