Gibraltar occupies a prominent position on the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the world's busiest maritime passages connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. Ship trackers around Gibraltar typically display extremely heavy traffic, including container ships, tankers, bulk carriers, vehicle carriers, cruise ships and other commercial vessels traveling between Europe, Africa and ports throughout the world. Ferries, tugs, pilot boats and other smaller craft add to the constant vessel activity surrounding the territory.

Gibraltar is also an important maritime service and bunkering center, and numerous vessels anchor in Gibraltar Bay to receive fuel, supplies, crew services or other assistance. Cruise ships regularly call at the cruise terminal, while commercial vessels may remain at anchor before continuing their voyages through the strait.

The Gibraltar ship tracker provides an especially active view because vessels using the port and anchorages appear alongside the continuous flow of ships transiting the Strait of Gibraltar. Traffic associated with nearby Algeciras and other ports around the bay further increases the density and variety of vessels visible throughout the surrounding waters.

Track ship arrivals and departures in the Port of Gibraltar, UK Territory. Real-time live ship traffic in the Port of Gibraltar, UK Territory is now centered in the port tracker map below.