Port of Sines
Sines is a harbor behind a breakwater in Portugal, registered under the UN/LOCODE code PTSIE.
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
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Cargo pier14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal21.6–22.9 m (71–75 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (14.0–15.2 m (46–51 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
- 4 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Salvage and assist tugs are available. A deratting certificate and other quarantine services are available. Communications include telephone, radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and Mediterranean moor.
The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, and dirty ballast reception. Fixed and mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of 50–100 tons. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 38005, Pub. 143, chart 51150. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.