Editing Transport in Gibraltar (section)

==Sea==
[[File:Gibraltar navy.jpg|thumb|left|Gibraltar's [[Royal Navy Dockyard|Royal Navy Base]]]]
[[File:Aurora gib.jpg|thumb|{{MV|Aurora|2000}} berthed adjacent to the [[Gibraltar Cruise Terminal]] at the Western Arm of the [[North Mole, Gibraltar Harbour|North Mole]]]]
Being a [[peninsula]], the sea has long been vital to Gibraltar's transport links. The [[Royal Navy Dockyard]] was formerly Gibraltar's major employer. 

There is still a [[Gibraltar Harbour|harbour]] on the [[Gibraltar west|west side]] of the territory. The Gibraltar-registered merchant marine consists of 26 ships of 1000 tonnes and above. There is an irregular direct regular fast [[ferry]] service to [[Tanger-Med]] port, [[Morocco]] but many passengers now travel from [[Algeciras]] or [[Tarifa]] due to a more regular service being present at those ports.

The ferry between Gibraltar and Algeciras, which existed until 1969, when communications with Spain were severed by the Spanish dictator [[Francisco Franco]], was reopened on 16 December 2009, served by the Spanish company [[Transcoma]],<ref>[http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=17969 New ferry 'repairs 40 year gap' says Spanish Diplomat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218183902/http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=17969 |date=18 December 2009 }}, ''[[Gibraltar Chronicle]]'', 17 December 2009</ref> which used a [[catamaran]], ''[[Punta Europa Segundo]]'' in memory of the original ferry that served the cross-Bay route in the 1960s. The maritime operations of Transcoma were taken over by [[Grupo Medex]] on 10 November 2010, which announced a higher-capacity new ship for 2011.<ref>[http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=20448 Gib Ferry Company Taken Over] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923203246/http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=20448 |date=23 September 2015 }}, ''[[Gibraltar Chronicle]]'', 10 November 2010</ref> Freight ferries between Gibraltar and Algeciras for shipments of food goods were started after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chronicle.gi/first-uk-food-shipment-cleared-in-algeciras-arrives-by-sea-in-gibraltar/|title = First UK food shipment cleared in Algeciras arrives by sea in Gibraltar}}</ref>

Various [[cruise liner]]s visit the [[Port of Gibraltar]] throughout the year, and dock at the [[Gibraltar Cruise Terminal]] on the Western Arm of the [[North Mole, Gibraltar Harbour|North Mole]]. This provides the means of transport for a significant proportion of [[day-tripper]] tourists arriving in the territory.