Mediterranean · UN/LOCODE ES CAR
Cartagena, Spain
Small coastal (breakwater) on the Mediterranean Sea. Channel depth 11.0 m, cargo pier depth 12.5 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Mediterranean trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Cartagena". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 11.0 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 20.1 m
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- 1.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Small
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- no
- 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
- Small
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 37.583333, longitude -0.983333.
Sea distances from Cartagena
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 | 1,938 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 5.8 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 1,789 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.3 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 1,857 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 1,442 | 6 | 5 | 4.3 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 311 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1,640 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 2,439 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 7.3 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 4,702 | 19.6 | 16.3 | 14 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 8,985 | 37.4 | 31.2 | 26.7 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Alicante, Spain about 51 nm as the crow flies
- Almeria, Spain about 84 nm as the crow flies
- Oran, Algeria about 114 nm as the crow flies
- Valencia, Spain about 116 nm as the crow flies
- Castellon, Spain about 151 nm as the crow flies
- Algiers, Algeria about 200 nm as the crow flies