New Access Control System to the Port of Bilbao

On 1 July this year a new system will be brought into operation as part of the general access control to the Port of Bilbao. The objective of the system is to control and check entry and exit movements of vehicles and people within Port areas, increase security levels, automate data taking and equip the Port Authority with a system that regulates vehicle flow into the Port zones with a view to maximising logistics management and port operations there.

In addition, in order to comply with current legislation, the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code requires Port Authorities to adopt a series of measures to guarantee port facility security, among which access control to the same is included.

Basically, the criteria for access control adopted by the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Bilbao are as follows:

Heavy Vehicles:

number plate control and previous notice

Light Vehicles:

control by accreditation card or checkpoint identification

Official or Police Vehicles:

free access

Port Authority and Maritime Administration vehicles:

number plate control

People:

accreditation or checkpoint identification.

It is recommended that accreditations be obtained before 1 July (if this has still not been done) by taking the necessary steps, that is to say:

Call 944871492, or email jmartinez@bilbaoport.es for information about, and obtaining accreditation for light vehicles and people.

For heavy vehicles, pre-notification of entry in the Port of Bilbao must be sent beforehand. To do this, we have made a web application available on the e-puertobilbao (www.epuertobilbao.com) platform for the introduction of data concerning number plate, date, cargo and terminal of destination for general and bulk cargo, and more detailed data for container cargo.

Obtaining a digital certificate is a pre-requisite to access and work on the e-puertobilbao platform in order to generate pre-notifications, and this can be processed through the Port’s User Service Department: telephone 944871260 or cau@bilbaoport.es