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Pre Arrival:  Overview | Location | Charts | Limits   ...
Arrival:  Approaches | Pilotage | Anchorages
Communications:  Pratique | Pre-Arrival | VHF | VTS/Radar
Berthing Ops:  Tugs | Berths
Cargo:  Breakbulk | Bulk | Containers | Cruise | Other   ...
Pollution:  Waste | Slops
Facilities:  Medical | Water | Fuel | Services | Drydock   ...
Security:  Police etc | Emergency | Security
Local Info:  Holidays | Weather
Misc:  Authority

Summary

Max. Size:  Breakbulk:  Depth 10.0 m. Containers:  Depth 13.0 m. Ro-Ro:  Depth 13.0 m. Bulk:  Depth 15.0 m. Tankers:  Depth 11.0 m.
Fuel:  By truck and barge at 48 hours' notice.
Airport:  Santander Int'l, 4.5 km. Bilbao Int'l, 109 km.
Repairs/Drydocks:  Drydock capacity 55,000 d.w.t.
Medical:  Facilities available.
Santander
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ESSDR

Also known as Puerto de Raos
OVERVIEW:  A naturally sheltered port handling dry and liquid bulk containers, passengers, Ro-Ro and breakbulk cargo
The port of Santander is a Comprehensive port in the European Union's Trans-European Transport Network.
LOCATION:  On north coast of Spain, 40 n.m. west of Bilbao.
CHARTS:  Digital: ES30040A, ES400401 and ES504011.
Paper: BA 1145 and 1291.
US 37032, 37463 and 37464.
Publications:  NP22, Bay of Biscay Pilot.
PORT LIMITS:  Area I:  All the waters inside the bay limited by a line between Isla de la Torre and Punta Rabiosa and the projection of the bridges in the roads CN 235, S 434 and S 435 over the Boo, San Salvador and Cubas rivers
Area II:  From the line which indicates the limit of Area I to the alignment between Cabo Mayor Lighthouse and Cabo Ajo Lighthouse and to the intersection with Long. 003° 43.44′ W, which is