For more than five months, the Al Hoceima-Motril maritime line has been suspended without notice. This stoppage affects thousands of Moroccans in Europe who are accustomed to using this sea route to travel to Morocco during the summer vacation as part of the Marhaba Operation.
As part of the Marhaba 2024 Operation , the shipping company Balearia has planned 15 daily crossings to Morocco from the ports of Algeciras, Almería, Motril and Malaga.
A significant drug seizure was made by the Civil Guard at the port of Motril, where nearly 300 kilos of hashish were discovered hidden in a refrigerated truck coming from Morocco.
In one year, Balearia has strengthened the regular connection between the port of Motril and that of Tanger Med. During this period, the shipping company transported nearly 400,000 tons of goods on board 14,700 trucks.
During the first five days of the 2023 Operation Crossing the Strait (OPE), the port of Motril welcomed nearly 2,000 passengers and more than 600 vehicles. Motril has also reopened its link with Tangier, in addition to the existing destinations of Melilla, Al Hoceima and Nador.
A farmer from Motril has decided to give away nearly 100 tons of watermelons due to the collapse of prices and the invasion of Moroccan products.
The Civil Guard arrested at the port of Motril a 39-year-old man, in possession of 139 kilos of hashish hidden in the trailer of the truck he was driving from Tangier, Morocco.
The port of Motril (Granada) organized an information session for Spanish and Moroccan businessmen to present its infrastructure and the advantages of its regular connection with the port of Tanger Med, operated by the shipping company Balearia.
The port of Motril has just launched the construction work of a new vehicle control post to streamline traffic with Morocco, especially during the passage of MREs.
Freight traffic from the port of Motril to the Moroccan ports of Nador and Tanger Med has seen a considerable increase after the resumption of maritime links, which had been suspended due to the health crisis related to Covid-19.
The Volcán de Tauce ship of the shipping company Balearia, which recently launched the regular connection between the port of Motril and the port of Tanger-Med in Morocco, has already transported about 500 trucks in just one month.
The port authorities of the Andalusian ports, including those of Algeciras and Motril, took part in the 9th Spanish-Moroccan business meeting in the maritime, transport and logistics sector, held this week in Tangier.