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Puerto de Malaga — Harbor basin and Málaga waterfront seen from the hillsidePhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited

Puerto de Malaga

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Puerto de Malaga is an international Mediterranean seaport in Málaga, Andalusia, serving cargo, ferries, cruises, recreational boats and fishing vessels.

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Puerto de Malaga — Port docks and marina viewed over the tree-lined harbor Olaf Tausch · CC BY 3.0 · edited
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Why go

  • Sightseeing and excursion boats offer trips along the Costa del Sol.

Don't miss

  • Centro Pompidou de MálagaWaterfront redevelopment brought the museum to the port complex.Port complex
  • Quay 1 — Ricardo GrossThis quay serves superyachts and tourist catamarans.Quay 1

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  1. The ancient harbour had an industrial western half with salting tanks and a commercial eastern half.

    Puerto de Málaga - Wikipedia

  2. Ten operational wharves serve cruise ships, superyachts, cargo, repairs and other port uses.

    Port of Málaga - Wikipedia
  3. 2022

    IGY Málaga Marina opened in 2022 with berths for 24 yachts up to 180 metres long.

    Port of Málaga - Wikipedia

History

During the 16th and 17th centuries, Málaga grew into Spain’s major export port for cereals and manufactured goods. Its export trade later helped drive the city’s industrialization in the 19th century. The port became a tourist stop in the 1920s. Plans for San Andrés Marina include commercial, leisure and educational facilities for vessels 8–50 metres long. At Quay 2, proposed cruise facilities include a passenger terminal, port museum and environmental education centre.

  1. Around 1000 BCPhoenicians from Tyre founded the port. Its first quay stretched about 500 metres from the Palacio de la Aduana to the Jardines de Puerta Oscura.
  2. Roman timesThe port exported minerals, pottery, almonds, wine, oil and garum-seasoned fish.
  3. 11th centuryConstruction of the Alcazaba began a new period of port growth.
  4. 1279A trade alliance between the Republic of Genoa and Muhammad II strengthened the port.
  5. 1487After Málaga came under Catholic control, the port became a strategic embarkation point for Spanish campaigns.
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  1. 1529Charles I authorized trade with the Indies, ending Seville’s monopoly on American trade.
  2. 1588Work began on a new port under plans by Fabio Bursoto; a breakwater sheltered the quays from storms.
  3. 1717Felipe V commissioned Bartolomé Thurus to design an expansion for commerce and coastal defence.
  4. 1720Work began to extend the Levante breakwater and construct the Muelle de Poniente.
  5. 1783The king approved the Alameda on land reclaimed from the sea.
  6. 1814Joaquín María Pery was tasked with building a lighthouse at the port’s eastern tip.
  7. 1900–1910Reconstruction modernized the quays and completed the current passenger terminal.
  8. LaterNorthern and central port areas returned to city control and were converted for residential use.
  9. Late 1990sExpansion works began, including Quay 9 and renovation of the western breakwater.
  10. 1992The ancient port remains were destroyed.

Sources: Port of Málaga - Wikipedia · Puerto de Málaga - Wikipedia · Port de Malaga - Wikipedia · checked 1 Oct 2026

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Questions and answers

Where do passenger routes from Puerto de Malaga go?

The port serves passenger routes to Melilla.

Which quays at Puerto de Malaga handle cruise ships?

East Quay handles cruise embarkations, and Quay 2, Guadiaro, also handles cruise ships.

How is the Puerto de Malaga waterfront changing?

A special plan is reshaping the port to connect it more closely with the city.

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