Port of El Grao
El Grao is a harbor behind a breakwater in Spain, registered under the UN/LOCODE code ESGCS.
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, breakwater
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Anchorage11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Cargo pier7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal21.6–22.9 m (71–75 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (21.6–22.9 m (71–75 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; turning area available
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry, has a U.S. representative, and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Pratique and a deratting certificate are available. Communications include radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves, anchor, and Mediterranean moor.
The port offers medical facilities and dirty ballast reception. Fixed and mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of over 100 tons. Available services include longshore labor, navigation equipment repair, and electrical repair. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited, there is a medium drydock, and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 38500, Pub. 131, chart 52080. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.