Mediterranean · UN/LOCODE ES ALC
Alicante, Spain
Medium coastal (breakwater) on the Mediterranean Sea. Channel depth 14.0 m, cargo pier depth 14.0 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Mediterranean trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Alicante". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 14.0 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11.0 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14.0 m
- Oil terminal depth
- n/a
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- n/a
Harbour
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Tide restriction
- n/a
- Heavy swell restriction
- n/a
- Ice restriction
- n/a
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- n/a
- Breakbulk
- n/a
- Ro-Ro
- n/a
- Liquid bulk
- n/a
- Container
- n/a
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Medium
- Repairs
- None
- Dry dock
- Unknown
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 38.333333, longitude -0.483333.
Sea distances from Alicante
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 1,913 | 8 | 6.6 | 5.7 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 1,764 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 1,833 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.5 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 1,417 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 251 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1,703 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.1 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 2,421 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 7.2 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 4,684 | 19.5 | 16.3 | 13.9 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 8,967 | 37.4 | 31.1 | 26.7 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Cartagena, Spain about 51 nm as the crow flies
- Valencia, Spain about 67 nm as the crow flies
- Castellon, Spain about 101 nm as the crow flies
- Almeria, Spain about 130 nm as the crow flies
- Oran, Algeria about 158 nm as the crow flies
- Tarragona, Spain about 184 nm as the crow flies