The shipping platform

Location: The port of Mahon is situated at the head of an inlet 2.6nm in length, on the SE coast of Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands. General overview: The port has regular passenger and freight services to Palma and Barcelona. The E and W docks handle passenger traffic and cruise vessels. Commercial traffic is now handled in the Cos Nou Dock which has 3 Ro-Ro ramps. Mahon is a large harbor in a 2-mile deep fjord. Mahón has one of the longest natural harbours in the world: 5 kilometres (3 miles) long and up to 900 metres (3,000 feet) wide. It is sheltered from all weather. Most (all large) cruise ships to Menorca Island dock at Mahon - port town on the southeastern coast. Smaller (luxury) cruise ships may dock at Ciutadella de Menorca - port town on the island's western coast. Traffic figures: Approx 866,300t of cargo and 800 vessels handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: LOA: 230 m; draught: 9.9 m. Largest vessels Handled: LOA: 254 m, draught: 7.3 m, deadweight: 17,540 t.