Spain
Strong Winds Halt Ferry Service Between Spain's Tarifa and Morocco's Tangier
The port of Tarifa was closed to passengers heading to Morocco (Port Tanger ville) on Sunday due to strong winds in the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Algeciras
Spain
Spanish Police Bust Drug and Human Trafficking Ring with Ties to Moroccan Customs Officials
The Spanish police have dismantled a Moroccan network of drug and underage migrant trafficking in Crevillent, Callosa and Lorca (Canary Islands). The interrogation of the members of the network revealed that they were carrying out their activities in complicity with Moroccan customs officials.
Spain
US Nuclear Submarine Sparks Controversy Near Gibraltar and Morocco
The environmental group Verdemar denounced on Wednesday the arrival at the naval base of Peñón in the Campo de Gibraltar, near Morocco, of an American nuclear submarine (USS Florida).
Spain
Morocco Rules Out Ferry Link from Marina Smir to Spanish Ports, Citing Technical Limitations
The Moroccan Ministry of Transport and Logistics has stated that the port of Marina Smir (Fnideq) does not meet the technical standards to establish a direct maritime link with the Spanish ports of Algeciras and Malaga.
Spain
Moroccan Woman Suffocates in Suitcase During Illegal Border Crossing Attempt to Spain
The lifeless body of a 28-year-old Moroccan woman was found last Friday in a suitcase inside a car embarked at Tanger Med bound for the port of Algeciras.
Spain
Morocco-Spain Ferry Traffic Falls Short of Expectations in 2022 Operation Marhaba
Announced as "historic" due to the massive influx of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) expected, the 2022 Operation Marhaba, the first organized after the health and diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain, did not meet expectations.
Spain
Jet Ski Smuggling Surge: Migrants Pay Thousands for Risky Spain-Morocco Crossings
Migrants have resumed their usual means of transport to reach Spain in the summer: jet skis. Since May, about twenty migrants have been arrested, the latest in Almeria on Sunday.
Spain
Port of Algeciras Issues Reminder on Food Import Rules for Moroccan Travelers
The Port Authority of Algeciras has reminded Moroccans in Europe engaged in the return phase of Operation Marhaba of the products allowed to enter Spain from Morocco, according to European regulations.
Spain
Record 50,000 Moroccan Expatriates Cross Sebta Border in Weekend Surge
"About 50,000 Moroccan expatriates and 14,000 vehicles" crossed the Tarajal border in both directions between Friday and Sunday, with waiting times of up to four hours maximum, according to the government delegation in Sebta.
Spain
Spanish Ports Handle Record Surge of Moroccan Expatriate Traffic During Marhaba Operation
The ports of Algeciras and Tarifa (Cadiz), which absorb most of the traffic of the Marhaba Operation, have managed, not without difficulty, to handle the significant flow of Moroccan expatriates recorded last weekend when the outward phase ended and the return phase began.
Spain
Surge in Moroccan Travelers Expected at Spanish Ports for Operation Marhaba
The ports of Algeciras and Tarifa will record a significant influx of Moroccans from Europe this weekend, where the outward and return phases of Operation Marhaba 2022 coincide.
Spain
Over 1 Million Moroccan Expats Return Home, Majority Through Spanish Port of Algeciras
More than one million Moroccans from Europe have already crossed the strait between June 15 and July 25 as part of the Marhaba Operation. 60% of them transited through the port of Algeciras.