To mark these ten years of operation, Baleària held an official ceremony featuring a gala dinner in Algiers, attended by Baleària’s chairman, Adolfo Utor, and the shipping company’s managing director, Georges Bassoul, as well as representatives from Algeria’s Ministry of the Interior and Transport, national institutions and authorities, and the company’s customers and collaborators. During the event, the shipping company recognised the key institutional collaboration in the development of maritime connections by presenting plaques to various authorities.

Baleària began operations in Algeria in 2016 with the Valencia–Mostaganem crossing. Since then, the company has progressively expanded its network of connections to operate six routes. In 2024, it launched the Valencia–Algiers and Valencia–Oran routes, as well as operating occasional services from Alicante, and in 2025 it stepped up its presence with new connections from Barcelona to Algiers and Oran.

Baleària’s managing director, Georges Bassoul, noted that, over the past decade, Algeria has established itself as a strategic market for the company: “We have developed our passenger and freight transport model based on reliability, quality of service, operational flexibility and adaptation to the needs of our customers.” He also added that the goal is to "continue expanding connectivity in the coming years.”

Passenger traffic figures show a trend of sustained growth, with the exception of the period affected by the pandemic. In 2025, Baleària reached an all-time high in the country with 165,000 passengers, driven by the launch of new routes and the expansion of its commercial offer. In addition to the nearly 900,000 passengers carried in this first decade, the company has transported 360,000 vehicles and, in the cargo sector, around 100,000 linear metres.

Baleària’s president, Adolfo Utor, highlighted the company’s commitment to Algeria: “Algeria is a key market in our international expansion and we want to continue growing there in a sustained and long-term manner. We are committed to developing connectivity and strengthening economic and social exchanges between the two countries.”

Baleària currently runs these routes using the ROSALIND FRANKLIN and REGINA BALTICA, two vessels with capabilities tailored to the Algerian market. The shipping company offers specific services for passengers, such as customer service in Arabic, halal catering and prayer areas, thereby enhancing its focus on customers and the quality of the travel experience.