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Bilbao

UN/LOCODE ESBIO · Spain · Europe · BI

Reference

Coordinates: 43.25, -2.9667
Time zone: Europe/MadridUTC +01:00observes DST
Local currency: EUR— Euro
Languages: es
Nearest airport: BIOBilbao Airport~7 km
Electricity: 230 V50 Hzplugs C, F(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: CsaHot-summer Mediterranean
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 12345---
seaport · rail terminal · road terminal · airport · postal exchange

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

Bilbao Port Control / DGMM

VHF: Ch 12 / 16 / 74
Phone: +34 94 403 25 00
Web: www.bilbaoport.es

P&I correspondents

· Holman Fenwick Willan Spain
· Garrigues Maritime Bilbao
· BLG Abogados Spain

Port agents

· GAC Spain Bilbao
· Inchcape Spain
· Boluda Corporacion Maritima Bilbao

ISPS security level (normal): 1

Major Basque industrial port; Nervion River approach; Bay of Biscay heavy weather risk; steel and ore main commodities.

Helplines for seafarers in Spain

Welfare, abandonment, wages, medical, mental health, harassment — 24/7 lines where available. See full helplines directory.

ITF Spain Inspectorate
Europe · Office hours, 24/7 emergencies · en, es
📞 +34 956 60 22 25 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
ISWAN SeafarerHelp
Global · 24/7 · en, ar, es, fr
📞 +44 800 012 1004 WhatsApp [email protected]www.seafarerhelp.org
ITF Seafarers
Global · 24/7 for emergencies · en
📞 +44 20 7403 2733 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
Global · Online · en
www.ilo.org/dyn/seafarers/seafarersBrowse.home
Find A Helpline
Global · Online · en
findahelpline.com
ITF Inspectorate — Find your nearest inspector
Global · Varies by port · en
www.itfseafarers.org/en/contact-us/find-an-itf-inspector

Other ports in Spain

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Port-state-control region: paris MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.

Sources & verification (12)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (ES)retrieved 2026-05-05
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (ES)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (EUR)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (EUR)retrieved 2026-05-05
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (ES)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Europe/Madrid)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Europe/Madrid)retrieved 2026-05-05
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (ES)retrieved 2026-05-05
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (12345---)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Europe/Madrid)retrieved 2026-05-06
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (BIO)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (ES)retrieved 2026-05-07

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