
Ferry Prices Spark Concern Among Moroccan Diaspora Ahead of Annual Return
The controversy over ticket prices resurfaces as this year’s Operation Marhaba approaches. Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) warn of an unjustified price increase in Morocco.

The controversy over ticket prices resurfaces as this year’s Operation Marhaba approaches. Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) warn of an unjustified price increase in Morocco.

The national customs brigade is thoroughly examining documents related to suspicious import operations conducted by companies benefiting from the "temporary admission carnet" regime, via the ports of Casablanca, Tanger Med, and Agadir. These operations are part of an in-depth investigation.

The National Ports Agency (ANP) of Morocco has launched a call for tenders to recruit a concessionaire for the Casablanca port shipyard for a period of 30 years.

Anti-normalization activists, namely members of the Movement of Unity and Reform (MUR) and its political arm, the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), are on alert after learning that a ship loaded with weapons, owned by the global maritime transport giant "Maersk", destined for Israel, is about to pass through the port of Tanger Med before continuing its journey to the port of Haifa.

Spanish groups are indirectly threatening to leave Morocco and transfer their production chains to Turkey and Egypt. The slowdown in exports at the port of Tangier Med is at the origin of this threat.

Kidnapped last Sunday in the parking lot of the building where he lives, in the Najma area, located in the heart of Tangier by a criminal gang traveling in two cars, a businessman was found tortured last Wednesday in one of the forests near the port of Tangier Med, by the elements of the judicial police of the prefecture of security.

A new boat will serve the link between the ports of Marseille and Tangier Med as part of the Marhaba operation dedicated to Moroccans living abroad (MRE). It has just been officially announced by La Méridionale.

Moroccan fruit and vegetable exporters are complaining about the congestion of the port of Tanger Med, noting that this situation affects the quality of their products destined for European countries.

Hassan Abkari, CEO of the Tanger Med Port, has been dismissed from his duties, for "serious misconduct".

Due to Storm Herminia in the Campo de Gibraltar, almost all connections to Tangier from the port of Tarifa have been canceled this Monday. The ferry scheduled to reach the Moroccan port from Algeciras this morning has also been suspended.

The seven Andalusian ports (Algeciras, Motril, Malaga, Almería, Huelva, Tarifa, Seville) have decided to join forces to face the port of Tanger Med, a formidable competitor.

Tanger Med improves its position in the global ranking of port performance (CPPI). This is the result of the annual report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).