The Port of Melilla is a cargo, fishing, and passenger port and marina located in Melilla, a Spanish autonomous city off the coast of North Africa.

Port of Melilla
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Location
CountrySpain
LocationMelilla
Coordinates35°17′30″N 2°55′57″W / 35.291791°N 2.932527°W / 35.291791; -2.932527
UN/LOCODEESMLN[1]
Details
Operated byPort Authority of Melilla
Shipping CompaniesTrasmediterránea


Baleària
DestinationsAndalusia Málaga Andalusia Almería Andalusia Motril
Public transportation
  • Road
  • TAXI
  • Melilla VTC
Statistics
Vessel arrivalsIncrease 5.025 (+200%)
Annual cargo tonnageDecrease 566.365 (-5,70%)
Passenger trafficIncrease 641.263 (140,55%)

History

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Loading of iron in the port of Melilla

A port existed in Phoenician and Punic Russadir that continued its activity under Roman rule after the fall of Carthage.[2] During the Middle Ages the port presumably played a part in the interchange of gold, ivory, slaves and cereals imported by the Caliphate of Córdoba in exchange for perfume, leather, silk and fabric.[3]

During the time of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco, the iron ore mined from the hinterland was loaded in the port of Melilla by the Compañía Española de Minas del Rif [es] (CEMR).[4]

Description

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Map of the port

It is managed by the port authority of the same name.[5] It competes against the neighbouring port of Beni Ansar (Nador).[6] By 2008, the port moved around 830,000 tonnes of cargo and 511,000 passengers.[7]

The port has a ferry connection to Málaga, Motril and Almería.[8]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (ES) - SPAIN". service.unece.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ Fernández Uriel 2009, p. 19–21.
  3. ^ Sález Cazorla 2009, p. 30–31.
  4. ^ Sanmartín Solano 1985, pp. 55–74.
  5. ^ Couceiro Martínez, Serrano Pérez & Magro Andrade 2013, p. 12.
  6. ^ Ananou & Jiménez Bautista 2016, p. 185.
  7. ^ Almazán Palomino 2009, p. 362.
  8. ^ "Horarios de barcos Melilla: conexiones con Málaga, Almería y Motril". El Faro de Melilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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