The shipping platform

Location: Pasajes (also named Pasaia) the E most port on the N coast of Spain lies approx 5nm W of the frontier with France and 3nm E of the city of San Sebastian. General overview: A large commercial and fishing port catering for general and bulk cargoes as well as tankers. It has ship repair facilities, including slipways, floating docks and repair quays. Main cragoes handled are iron, steel products, paper, agrifood, general cargoes and products of car industry. Pasaia port has many square metres for the mooring of recreational and fishing boats. Specifically, It has 423 berths of different lengths, distributed across 3 quays in the bay of Pasaia. Traffic figures: Approx 5,500,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max size: Largest vessels handled: "Boris Livanov", bulk carrier, LOA 185m, draught 11.0m; 23,920DWT. "Norwich Castle", General cargo, LOA 183m, draught 12.0m, 43,052DWT.