Port of Santa Cruz de La Palma
Santa Cruz de La Palma is a harbor behind a breakwater in Spain, registered under the UN/LOCODE code ESSPC.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ 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
- 2 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available. Communications include radio and air.
The port offers medical facilities. Supplies on offer include provisions and water.
Repair capability is rated emergency only.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 38150, Pub. 143, chart 51344. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.