Port of Aguilas
Aguilas is a coastal harbor in Spain, registered under the UN/LOCODE code ESAGU.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
This record’s port function has not been confirmed by Spain’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status RL), not an approved one. It may represent a distinct small port, a berth, terminal, or anchorage within a larger port, or a place with no distinct port facility.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Coastal, natural
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- None listed
- Charted depths
- Channel14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Anchorage20.1–21.3 m (66–70 ft)
- Cargo pier11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
Pilotage is compulsory and available. Assist tugs are available. Communications include radio and air. Cargo can be worked at wharves.
The port offers medical facilities. Fixed cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water.
Repair capability is rated limited.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 38410, Pub. 131, chart 52060. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.