All FRS ships can now navigate safely in the Strait of Gibraltar. As part of the fight against Covid-19, the shipowner has obtained the "My Care" compliance declaration issued by the certification agency DNV GL, which ensures compliance with health and safety standards for passengers and crews.
The family of Mohamed El Maimouni, a crew member who disappeared in the Alboran Sea after the sinking of the boat he was working on, has asked the government to use "all human and technological means at its disposal" to search for their father’s body.
The Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water has made public, in a press release, the procedures related to the health measures to be respected as part of the special maritime passenger transport operation.
The government is being called upon to explain itself in Parliament on the illegal occupation of the Sehb Eddahab (Val d’or) beach in Al Harhoura and the Dahomey beach in Bouznika after an oral question was addressed to it.
The "Majestic" of the GNV company arrived from Morocco (Tanger Med) on the waters of Sète, Wednesday, July 8. Its particularity: this ferry is equipped with a smoke scrubber.
The French Development Agency (AFD has just granted a loan of over 1 billion DH to the National Ports Agency (ANP). The aim is to strengthen their resilience.
The suspension of maritime links with Morocco due to coronavirus has had a negative impact on the port of Sète, resulting in the blocking of the return of many French motorhome travelers and the delay in the reception operation for Moroccans Residing Abroad (MREs) called Marhaba 2020. The time has come to reflect on the restart of the port.
Despite the state of health emergency decreed by the Moroccan authorities, port traffic increased by 6.4% during the first five months of the year. A total of 39.6 million tons transited through the country’s ports.
Blocked in Morocco for more than two months due to the closure of borders, French motorhome travelers will finally be able to return to France. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, announced the organization of about ten maritime connections in the next fifteen days.
Kidnapped on March 21 on board their merchant ship, in the Gulf of Guinea, two Moroccan sailors were released on Saturday. They are now free with one of their companions from Equatorial Guinea.
The shipping companies Armas Trasmediterránea and Baleària are experiencing serious difficulties on the two maritime lines with Melilla and Morocco from the port of Malaga. The implementation of the state of emergency is at the root of this situation.
A draft law regulating recreational navigation has been submitted for public consultation to fill the legal void in terms of rules of conduct for pleasure boats and nautical craft.