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Setubal
Setubal is a small natural river harbour on the North Atlantic Ocean, in Portugal. Its UN/LOCODE is PTSET. Pilotage is compulsory and tugs are available. Setubal offers fuel oil and diesel, fresh water, moderate repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Setubal
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Setubal day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Setubal and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Setubal offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- No
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Setubal, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
Entry
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Setubal
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Setubal, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 1.0 deficiencies on average. Most often found: pollution prevention, structural condition, life-saving appliances.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Setubal, and what was found.
Ports near Setubal
Other Portugal ports on the same stretch of coast.
- LisboaPortugal · PTLIS
- SinesPortugal · PTSIE
- LagosPortugal · PTLOS
- DouroPortugal · PTDOU
- Figueira Da FozPortugal · PTFDF
- FaroPortugal · PTFAO
- AveiroPortugal · PTAVE
- LeixoesPortugal · PTLEI
Questions about Setubal
What is the UN/LOCODE of Setubal?
The UN/LOCODE of Setubal is PTSET.
Is pilotage compulsory in Setubal?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Setubal as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Setubal?
Yes. Setubal offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Setubal have a dry dock?
Yes. Setubal has a medium dry dock and moderate ship repairs.
How many port state control inspections are there in Setubal?
3 port state control inspections were recorded in Setubal in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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