[3] With the entry into operation of the Port of Granadilla, the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife manages six ports of general interest for this maritime province; those of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Los Cristianos and Granadilla on the island of Tenerife, and those of San Sebastián de La Gomera, Santa Cruz de La Palma and La Estaca, the latter on the island of El Hierro.
In 2006, the European Commission issued a favorable opinion on the execution of the port.
In November 2017, the Ministry of Development issued a favorable report for the opening of the port infrastructure of Granadilla to begin receiving its first berths.
[5] The port of Granadilla received its first docking on 21 November that year, with the scale of the platform called "West Leo" of the multinational Seadrill,[6] this floating platform came from Avondale Shipyard, on the Mississippi River, southern United States.
The port was officially inaugurated on 2 March 2018 by the President of the Government of Spain, Mariano Rajoy.