Port of Palma de Mallorca

PortsLast updated: 31 August 2026

Palma de Mallorca is a harbor behind a breakwater in Spain, registered under the UN/LOCODE code ESPMI.

This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.

Port characteristics

Size / type
Medium, Coastal, breakwater
Shelter
Fair
Entrance restrictions
None listed
Charted depths
  • Channel9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
  • Anchorage14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
  • Cargo pier18.6–19.8 m (61–65 ft)
  • Oil/LNG terminal15.5–16.8 m (51–55 ft)
Terminal infrastructure
  • Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (18.6–19.8 m (61–65 ft))
  • Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (15.5–16.8 m (51–55 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
Over 152 m (500 ft) length
Also noted
good holding ground

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, available with local assistance, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Other quarantine services is available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves.

The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, and dirty ballast reception. Fixed, mobile, and floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of 25–49 tons. Available services include longshore labor, navigation equipment repair, and electrical repair. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.

Repair capability is rated limited, there is a small drydock, and a medium marine railway.

Notes and references

  1. NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 38630, Pub. 131, chart 52144. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
  2. NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
  3. Record status: WPI-classified port.