Port of Palamós
Palamós is a harbor behind a breakwater in Spain, registered under the UN/LOCODE code ESPAL.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Small, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel18.6–19.8 m (61–65 ft)
- Anchorage17.1–18.2 m (56–60 ft)
- Cargo pier17.1–18.2 m (56–60 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (17.1–18.2 m (56–60 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 0 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available. Assist tugs are available. Pratique is available. Communications include telephone, radio, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves.
The port offers medical facilities. Fixed and mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of 50–100 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 38580, Pub. 131, chart 52120. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.