Strait of Gibraltar
1 articleThe Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow Atlantic-Mediterranean chokepoint where Moroccan, Spanish, European and global maritime systems converge. Coverage tracks commercial shipping, ferry connections, naval transit, energy cargoes, submarine cables, maritime surveillance and the approaches to Tangier and Ceuta. The tag is reserved for the strategic passage itself and its cross-strait functions, rather than the wider Western Mediterranean or the domestic affairs of Morocco and Spain.
Morocco calls for global rules to secure key maritime straits
Morocco has called for an international code of conduct for countries bordering major maritime straits, warning that shipping routes like the Strait of Gibraltar face growing security threats and need coordinated management.