The importance of calls at Ceuta

Beyond a purely tourism issue, a historic tradition or the exoticism of a city located between two continents, speaking of Ceuta is speaking of a strategic geographic location for the maritime sector. 

With Morocco on one side, Cadiz's coast and Gibraltar on the other and with its clear combination of Atlantic and Mediterranean waters, the waters of the strait (those bathing Ceuta) are one of the busiest of the world. The reason? They are an obligatory route for all those vessels which want to cross the European continent through the shortest and safest possible route (the longest one goes through thousands of extra miles along the currents of the cold waters of the Artic).

Whether they be cargo vessels, boats competing in regattas, private sailing boats or charter yachts, crossing the Strait of Gibraltar normally requires a call either at Algeciras' or Ceuta's ports. This is the conclusion at which great vessels on route to areas of the centre and south of Africa or to the American continent arrive.

Of the many questions posed by all those knowledgeable in the maritime sector to which Salama belongs, the most important is why should we contemplate a technical call at ports like ours. The answer is simple, in order to make a tune-up of those ships which (after several weeks on tour) must cut loose the moorings again in order to set out on another trip in the open sea.

And this is when our port agency comes into action. Although not all the ships require an engine service or an inspection of the hull, most vessels must do a refuelling stop in order to cover the rest of the trip or a change of crew.

How do port agencies like ours work? It is simple, they receive a specific request by the ship's captain; organise the mooring through a specific trademark process and confirm that everything is done without delay, under the supervision of our specialists and with the quality of a company with great expertise.