Port of Bilbao

Port of Bilbao
Puerto de Bilbao / Bilboko portua
The Port of Bilbao
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Location
CountrySpain
LocationBilbao, Basque Country
Coordinates43°21′09″N 3°02′56″W / 43.3524°N 3.0489°W / 43.3524; -3.0489
Details
Opened1300
Operated byPorts of the State
Owned byBilbaoport
Type of harbourInternational
Size17 km
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage32.1 million tonnes (2016)
Annual container volume596,688 TEU (2016)
Value of cargo65.2 million EUR (2016)
Website
https://www.bilbaoport.eus

The Port of Bilbao is located on the Bilbao Abra bay, and along the Estuary of Bilbao, in Biscay (Basque Country). The main facilities are in the Santurtzi and Zierbena municipalities, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Bilbao. Also called Exterior Port and Superpuerto, the port complex occupies 3.13 km2 (773 acres) of land and 16.94 km2 (4,186 acres) of water along 17 km (10.6 mi) of waterfront.

Port of Bilbao