The shipping platform

Location: Alicante is situated 70nm S of Valencia. General overview: In the Port of Alicante’s commercial basins are three multi-purpose wharves totaling 450 meters long with alongside depth of 14 meters. Two wharves for liquid bulk cargoes total over 300 meters long with alongside depth of from 9 to 11.2 meters. Four wharfs handling dry bulk cargoes have total length of 700 meters and alongside depth of from 8 to 11.2 meters. Three wharves handle roll-on/roll-off cargoes. Totaling almost 600 meters long with alongside depth of from 6.5 to 8 meters, three of these ro-ro wharves also handle general merchandise (No. 14) and passengers (No. 10 and No. 12). One wharf of 154 meters with alongside depth of 8.5 meters serves containers and liquid bilk, and one wharf of 200 meters with alongside depth of 9.4 meters is dedicated to containers. Finally, the passenger wharf is 196 meters long with alongside depth of 6.5 meters. The Port of Alicante has three wharves serving the fishing industry, and it is constructing four new fishing wharves. Wharves in non-commercial basins serve other local traffic. In all, the Port of Alicante has over 6.5 thousand meters of wharves. The principal exports are wine, petroleum products, quicksilver, onions, pottery, fruit and esparto grass. Traffic figures: Approx 3,046,500t of cargo and 113,000TEU handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: LOA 200m, draught 11.2m. Largest vessels handled: LOA: 332 m, draught: 10.5 m, deadweight: 82,457 t.