Port profile · ESALG
Algeciras
Algeciras is a small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Strait of Gibraltar, in Spain. Its UN/LOCODE is ESALG. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Algeciras offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, fresh water, moderate repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Algeciras
What members see for Algeciras, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Algeciras day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Algeciras and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Algeciras offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Algeciras, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Med mooring
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Algeciras
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Algeciras, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 4.2 deficiencies on average. Most often found: radio communication, labour conditions (mlc), certificates & documentation, emergency systems, fire safety.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Algeciras, and what was found.
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Questions about Algeciras
What is the UN/LOCODE of Algeciras?
The UN/LOCODE of Algeciras is ESALG.
Is pilotage compulsory in Algeciras?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Algeciras as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Algeciras?
Yes. Algeciras offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Algeciras have a dry dock?
Yes. Algeciras has a large dry dock and moderate ship repairs.
Is Algeciras a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Algeciras.
How many port state control inspections are there in Algeciras?
3 port state control inspections were recorded in Algeciras in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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