[citation needed] It competes with Tanger-Med for the local transshipment market.

Although only the town of Algeciras and La Línea de la Concepción overlook the bay, there are port facilities in the rest of the bank, also belonging to the municipalities of San Roque and Los Barrios.

[7] The port totals over 10 km of quays in different basins, which manage all types of passenger and freight traffic.

[8] In addition to containers, port operations include bunker fuel handling, cruise shipping, roll-on/roll-off and facilities for a fishing fleet.

In ancient times the maritime shipping focused on Carteia, which was abandoned in the Middle Ages.