Shipping in Gibraltar is important because of Gibraltar's strategic position on one side of the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. The Strait of Gibraltar is a globally important shipping lane. Gibraltar has become a place known for its expertise with shipping and it has annually 7,000 ship calls. [1]
Services
Gibraltar offers a wide range of specialist services [1] including bunkering to dry dock services at Gibdock. The main activity is bunkering with over four million tonnes of heavy petroleum fuel ( bunker fuel) delivered each year (based on 2011). Gibraltar claims to be amongst the largest Mediterranean bunkering ports. Approximately 60% of the 10,000 vessels who stopped at Gibraltar in 2011 were bunkered. [2]
There was 4.3 million tonnes of bunkers delivered in 2021 to over 5,500 ships. Increased competition from Algeciras in 2022 resulted in a fall to around 3.4m tonnes. [3]
References
- ^ a b Gibraltar Port Authority - Maritime services Archived 3 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gibraltar Port Authority - Bunkering
- ^ "Algeciras benefits as Gibraltar 2022 bunker calls head for 12 year low". 23 December 2022.
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