The Port of Melilla is a Port of General Interest in Spanish Port System. Located in the East side of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Port enjoys a privileged geostrategic enclave in Africa’s Mediterranean coast, passing place of the Major Trade Routes between Europe and North Africa.
Important advantages are generated in this region within the relay market to service West Africa, America and Northern Europe.
The Port of Melilla has an attractive tax status (direct and indirect taxes advantages) and customs, due to its status of free tax port. This allows the entry of lacking goods import tariffs. Finally, its important to mention the high level of implementation of the international rules on protection, emergency, quality and environment.
The Port of Melilla continue to work on promoting cruise traffic and the nautical-sports sector and developing new lines of work to improve the economic-financial situation of the organisation in the medium term.