Danish giant DFDS could attempt to return to the heavily used Tarifa–Tangier Ville route. But to secure the Moroccan license being put back up for tender, it will probably have to partner with a majority Moroccan-owned company.
The port of Algeciras (Cadiz) had to suspend operations in one of its four berths due to the collision of a ferry against its barriers.
The port of Algeciras (Cadiz), one of the favorites of Moroccans in Europe in transit to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation, was forced to block its activities at one of its four berths due to the collision of a ferry against its barriers.
The Moroccan shipping company Africa Morocco Link (AML) has chartered the Italian ferry AF Claudia to facilitate the transit of Moroccans from Europe to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation. The ship will arrive this Monday, June 23rd, at the port of Algeciras and will make its first trip to Tanger Med next Thursday.
Due to Storm Herminia in the Campo de Gibraltar, almost all connections to Tangier from the port of Tarifa have been canceled this Monday. The ferry scheduled to reach the Moroccan port from Algeciras this morning has also been suspended.
An incident on board a ferry connecting Algeciras to Tanger Med disrupted the journey of many passengers, including Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), a few days ago.
The maritime ferry transport company Africa Morocco Link (AML) intends to contribute to the success of the Marhaba operation marking the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) to Morocco. It has "put in place a reinforced system, with a new line offering a diversified and adapted offer to the needs of travelers".
The ferry "Morocco Express 1" of the AML Stena Line company, recently authorized to operate the link between Tarifa and Tangier-city, broke down at sea during its first voyage.
The CTM group announced that it has successfully carried out a bond issue of 300 million dirhams. An amount intended for the acquisition of 51% of the capital of Africa Morocco Link (AML), of which the remaining 49%, held by Attica Holdings, have been sold to the Swedish giant Stena.
Moroccan ferries will provide connections via the Strait of Gibraltar this summer. An operation made possible thanks to the entry of the Swedish Stana Line into the capital of the Moroccan company Africa Morocco Link.
The Othman Benjelloun group, O Capital Group, is reshuffling the cards in the Moroccan maritime transport sector. The Compagnie de Transports au Maroc (CTM) is taking over the majority stake (51%) in Africa Morocco Link (AML) held by Bank Of Africa.
Africa Morocco Link (AML) would have acquired for 2.4 million euros the Moroccan ship "Boraq" belonging to the Greek maritime group Attica Group, during the auction that took place on June 27 at the headquarters of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA).