San Simon & Duch Opens New Office in Algeciras – Maritime Law

Ensuring our clients receive the required level of service.

We are pleased to announce that San Simón & Duch has opened new offices in Algeciras. It is headed by Ignacio Rodríguez Fraile, who is with the team at your disposal in all areas of Maritime, Transport and Insurance Law.

Algeciras has become a very significant port and gateway in south Europe for international commerce. Our new Algeciras office will enhance the firm’s practice and help our clients expand their reach throughout the region.

The importance of Algeciras in the domestic and international trade is enormous, and the opening of the office of Algeciras would allow the firm to offer their services more dynamically and efficiently.

Algeciras office expands the circle of coverage of San Simon & Duch, who has offices, in addition to Algeciras, in Bilbao, Cadiz, Madrid, Seville and Valencia.

The Port of Algeciras is the fifth in Europe, and leads the Spanish port system and the ranking of the Mediterranean.

In 2014, total traffic has experienced growth between 4 – 5%, reaching 95 million cargo tons, and in terms of container, growth has been above 5%, with over 4.6 million handled TEUS.