The Global South European Maritime Hub publishes reference documentation on the port industries of the Iberian Peninsula and the western Mediterranean, with a particular editorial focus on the Strait of Gibraltar corridor. We are an independent publisher: we do not represent any port authority, terminal operator, or shipping line, and we accept no commercial advertising or sponsored content. Our editorial output is structured around evergreen reference publications — handbooks, port profiles, glossaries, and statistical compilations — rather than around news or commentary.

Editorial focus

The Strait of Gibraltar is the sole maritime corridor connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, and the sole short-crossing connection between continental Europe and Africa. The ports along this corridor — Algeciras, Tanger Med, Gibraltar, and the smaller secondary facilities — together constitute one of the most commercially active maritime geographies in the world. Our editorial focus rests here because the volume, complexity, and continuing development of these ports merits dedicated reference treatment.

Publishing principles

Our reference publications are written for industry practitioners, academic researchers, students, and informed general readers. We aim for accuracy in primary data, conservatism in claims of competitive or commercial significance, and editorial transparency: where information is reproduced from external sources, those sources are cited; where information is derived from our own compilation or interpretation, the basis is recorded.

Statistical and operational data are reproduced as published by the originating organisations — typically port authorities, ranking bodies (the World Shipping Council, AAPA, Lloyd's List), and regulatory institutions (IMO, EMSA, Paris MoU). We do not adjust or normalise data series for editorial purposes; differences in methodology between sources are recorded where they affect interpretation.

Where reference editions describe a historical period — as the 2011 Handbook describes the operating year 2010 — we preserve the original record. Where the modern context would materially alter the interpretation of the original record, an editorial note marked [Ed. 2026] provides the necessary clarification while leaving the original text intact.

Citation

Material from our publications may be cited under standard academic and journalistic citation conventions. Wikipedia articles, university research, industry trade press, and government publications have referred to our Algeciras Handbook in this manner. We maintain stable URLs for our reference publications to support long-term citation.

Suggested citation form for the Algeciras Handbook:

"Port of Algeciras Handbook, 2011 Edition." Global South European Maritime Hub. webcomport.com/hb2011/

Editorial inquiries

Editorial inquiries — corrections, factual queries, suggestions for forthcoming coverage, and academic collaboration — are welcome. Please use our contact page.