Strait of Gibraltar

Strategic Passing Located in the mayor trunk line North-South-East-West
Absolut Zero Deviation for distribution and transshipment.
Distribution Hub for Southern Europe, Mediterranean and North Africa
Natural Bay between Europe and Africa. Only 14 km from African coastline
Algeciras Coordinates: 36°07’59.7″N 5°27’01.8″O
Port of Algeciras Coordinates: 36°7’48.54″N 5°26’29.36″O

Strategic Location
Algeciras is located at the southernmost point of Spain, in Andalucía region. The Strait of Gibraltar and Algeciras Bay provides a natural gateway for Southern Europe and North & West Africa.
Port of Algeciras, located in the Strait, offers worldwide sea connectivity, with top transit times within Spain to the main Ports of the 5 continents. Thanks to its location, through Algeciras you can access to a market of over 300 Million population of the surrounding countries.
Advanced Port Infrastructures
Port of Algeciras counts with the first semi-automated container terminal of the Mediterranean. Its natural draft allows our Port to receive calls from the new generation of 24k TEUS mega-vessels.
With 5,5 M TEUS capacity, and worldwide connectivity, Algeciras Ports is the Hub and Gateway Port for Southern Europe, serving as Mediterranean Headquarters for top companies.
Leading Sectors
Andalucia ranks as the 2nd Spanish region in exports, leading the country in fisheries and agricultural exported goods.
Our region counts with the 2nd largest petrochemical complex of Spain, located only 10 km from our Port.
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