The ferry Cecilia Payne of the Baleària company coming from Ceuta hit the quay of the port of Algeciras on Sunday while trying to dock, causing visible damage to one side of the boat. No injuries were reported.
The Spanish police, in collaboration with the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) of Morocco, seized more than 11 tons of hashish during two operations carried out in less than a week in Malaga and Algeciras (Cadiz). Ten individuals involved in this drug trafficking were arrested.
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 decision of the Spanish government to ban access to two ships of the American company Maersk suspected of transporting weapons to Israel has consequences for the port of Algeciras, which is losing competitiveness in favor of its Moroccan competitor, Tanger Med.
Maersk’s transfer of its MECL service, which connects India, Pakistan and the Middle East to the east coast of the United States, to Tanger Med is a blow to the port of Algeciras. The line transported around 750,000 containers per year to the Andalusian port, strengthening its position as a hub in the western Mediterranean.
The imminent launch of the "Nador West Med" port is causing concerns in Spain, which sees this future Moroccan port as a major competitor to the port of Algeciras, considered as a gateway to Europe from Africa.
The employees of the port of Algeciras who were planning to go on strike from July 20th onwards, have reached an agreement with the port authorities and have cancelled their movement. Good news for Moroccans living in Europe who transit through this port to reach Morocco in the summer, as part of the Marhaba Operation.
Des employés du port d’Algésiras ont annoncé une grève d’un mois à partir du 20 juillet prochain, en pleine Opération Marhaba marquant le retour des Marocains d’Europe vers le Maroc via les ports andalous.
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 port authority of Ceuta is asking Moroccans living in Europe who wish to travel to Morocco by sea as part of the Marhaba Operation to have a round-trip ticket and to board in advance in order to travel under good conditions.
The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) activated this Friday the special device for the Operation Paso del Estrecho (OPE) or Marhaba 2025, marking the return of Moroccans from Europe to Morocco during the summer.
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.