The construction work on the port of Nador West Med should be completed by the end of 2022. This was announced by Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment and Transport, following a recent visit to this major project launched more than five years ago in the Oriental region.
After relaunching its flight program and unveiling its new destinations for the summer of 2021, the national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is offering an offer of nearly 2.5 million seats for the period from June 15 to September 15, 2021.
The National Federation of Tourist Transport (FNTT) intends to play its part in the dynamics of the gradual return of activities in Marrakech. In this context, it has made proposals to accompany and facilitate the implementation of the government’s announcement of the resumption of flights to and from the kingdom, as of Tuesday, June 15.
More good news from the Tanger Med port complex, which continues to multiply performances to improve its position in the small circle of leading ports in the world. In the 1st quarter of 2021, it achieved a turnover of 739 million dirhams, up 18% compared to last year.
It will soon be possible to travel from Abu Dhabi or Rabat via Etihad Airways. The United Arab Emirates authorities have added Morocco to their green list.
Nearly half of Moroccans say they are dissatisfied with public transport according to the results of a survey. From Rabat to Casablanca, as well as in the big cities, the sector does not seem to meet the expectations of users.
Following the improvement of relations between Tel Aviv and Rabat in recent months, the Israeli company Israir announced on Tuesday the start of marketing flights Tel Aviv - Marrakech on July 19.
The Société nationale des autoroutes du Maroc (ADM), the delegated project owner for the construction of the Guercif-Nador highway, has just officially taken over the project. The company signed a convention on Friday in Rabat with the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, for the conduct of the construction work on the highway.
Road maintenance is of paramount importance for the kingdom. Of the total annual budget allocated to roads, nearly 46%, or three billion dirhams (MMDH), is dedicated to it.
Morocco’s overall port traffic is doing well despite the health crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, it went from 153.1 million tons in 2019 to 172.1 million tons in 2020, an increase of 12.4%.
The largest bridge connecting Europe and sub-Saharan Africa via Morocco will be operational in 2022, the completion date of the expressway project in the Tiznit-Dakhla region.
In Morocco, tourist carriers can no longer bear the setbacks imposed by the coronavirus crisis on their activities, which have been forced to stop for more than a year and whose resumption is not on the horizon. Through the voice of their federation, they are sounding the alarm on this situation, which is causing unpaid bills, seizures of property and legal proceedings, and are proposing measures to avoid a massacre in the sector.