page_title: Port of Split
section_title: Transport facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Port of Split / Transport facilities
caption_attribution_description: Split
context_page_description: The Port of Split is a port in the central Dalmatian city of Split, Croatia. The port was originally a trading post originally established by Greek settlers from the island of Vis and subsequently taken over by the Romans. The port thrived through the Middle Ages, but it suffered a decline in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when the Port of Rijeka took over as the primary trading and shipping outlet of the region. The decline was also attributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire, a traditional market for the Port of Split, and the growing domination of Austrian Empire.
  As of 2017, the port ranks as the largest passenger port in Croatia, the largest passenger port in the Adriatic, and the 11th largest port in the Mediterranean, with annual passenger volume of approximately 5 million. By 2010, the Port of Split recorded 18,000 ship arrivals each year. The port is managed by the Port of Split Authority. In the late 2000s, the PSA and the port operators, Trajektna Luka Split d.d. and Luka d.d.
context_section_description: The Port of Split is located on the Adriatic Sea coast in a bay protected by the Split peninsula and a string of islands. Its facilities include terminals and other structures in Split, Solin and Kaštela, all located on approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) of coast. The port is connected by the International E-road network routes E65 and E71 carried by the Croatian A1 motorway and the D1 state road. The port is also connected with Zagreb by an un-electrified single-track railway, which runs through Knin and Karlovac.
  The port comprises several terminals:
  The Port of Split - handles yachts, fishing vessels, passenger ships, navigation safety craft, sailing ships, tugboats, seaplanes and ferries; contains a passenger terminal and a rail link, 28 berths and accommodates vessels up to 250 meters (820 feet) long with draught up to 7.9 meters (26 feet)
  Resnik-Divulje passenger terminal - designed to facilitate transfer of ship passengers to the Split Airport, located just 950 metres (3,120 feet) away; The terminal consists of a single berth accommodating craft up to 40 meters (130 feet) long with draught up to 4.5 meters (15 feet)
  Vranjic-Solin basin - used as a container cargo terminal, comprising 5 berths, a roll-on/roll-off ramp, 8 storage warehouses, including refrigerated storage and open storage area; the terminal accommodates ships up to 198 meters (650 feet) long with draught up to 10.2 meters (33 feet); The facility is located in Vranjic area north of the city of Split, connected by railway and its own truck terminal. The terminal comprises a Free Zone, allowing tax breaks for transshipment of cargo and processing of goods. The terminal encompasses a 19.8-hectare (49-acre) area.
  Kaštela basin A - reserved for mooring of ships under instructions by the port authority
  Kaštela basin B - cargo terminal used by the secondary concessionaires (other than Luka d.d. Split), generally for their own transport needs, accommodating ships with draught up to 8.2 meters (27 feet)
  Kaštela basin C - mooring for laid-up vessels, pest control, fishing boats etc.; the terminal accommodates craft with draught up to 11.6 meters (38 feet)
caption: Ferry dock in the Port of Split
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