Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

🇪🇸 Spain

North Atlantic · Multi-Purpose Port

UN/LOCODE
ESSCT
Country
🇪🇸 Spain
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
North Atlantic
Latitude
28.4700° N
Longitude
16.2500° W

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Vessels on Sanctions Lists Seen at Santa Cruz de Tenerife

None of the 49 vessels our AIS feed observed within 25 nm of Santa Cruz de Tenerife between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026 broadcast an IMO number on the OFAC, EU, UK or UN sanctions list today. The feed saw only part of the traffic, so this does not mean no listed vessel called here. The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Joint War Committee listing

Not listed

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is not inside any Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026).

Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.

Regional Risk Context — North Atlantic

Between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026, ArcNautical's AIS feed observed 49 distinct vessels at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with Cargo making up 47% of those with a ship-type code — in line with the North Atlantic regional average of 49%. Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain sits along the backbone of transatlantic trade between Europe and the Americas. The North Atlantic is generally lower-risk than active piracy or conflict zones, but its weather is among the most powerful on Earth. The winter storm season (November–March) produces sustained gale-force winds, significant wave heights above 10 metres, and reduced visibility. The Great Circle route between Northern Europe and the US East Coast passes through peak storm activity, and the choice between a shorter rougher track and a longer calmer deviation has material financial implications. EU and US sanctions enforcement adds compliance overhead — both maintain extensive regimes that require thorough vessel and ownership-chain vetting.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Top Vessel Types (AIS observations)

Our AIS feed observed 49 distinct vessels at Santa Cruz de Tenerife between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026; 49 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories:

47%
Cargo
23 vessels
29%
Tanker
14 vessels
10%
Fishing
5 vessels
6%
Passenger
3 vessels
2%
Pleasure Craft
1 vessel

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Port State Control Context

Santa Cruz de Tenerife falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Latest Arrivals Recorded at Santa Cruz de Tenerife

The last 10 vessels our AIS feed recorded arriving between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026:

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-08-05 BALAYO 🇪🇸 ES Port Tender
2026-08-05 NANTO 🇪🇪 EE Cargo
2026-07-30 TATIANA 🇱🇷 LR Tanker
2026-07-11 NUEVO BATABANOPRIME 🇪🇸 ES Fishing
2026-07-10 COSTANZA M 🇮🇹 IT Tanker
2026-07-10 R.C BEHAR 🇲🇹 MT Tanker
2026-07-10 VELOS RUBINI 🇲🇭 MH Tanker
2026-06-29 ARIETTA 🇲🇹 MT Cargo
2026-06-27 QUEEN BEE 🇧🇸 BS Cargo
2026-06-24 TORM SOLUTION 🇩🇰 DK Tanker

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

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