Port Call Management in the Port of Algeciras

A poorly coordinated port call at the Port of Algeciras can turn a twelve-hour stop into a two-day wait. Clearance procedures with the Harbour Master (Capitanía Marítima), pilotage coordination, procurement of port services, bunkering, work permits for on-board repairs, and crew management must be executed concurrently and seamlessly. For a shipowner or a superintendent managing […]

Why the Bay of Algeciras Is the Strategic Point of the Strait

It is no coincidence that Algeciras concentrates one of the highest densities of ship repair companies on the Iberian Peninsula. Its position at the southern tip of Spain, at the exact point where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, makes it a mandatory stopover for thousands of vessels a year that cannot—or do not want to—divert […]