Passing through Tanger Med, the huge industrial and port complex in northern Morocco, is an uphill battle for humanitarian convoys. This annoys the people or associations who have come to bring aid to the victims of the powerful and devastating earthquake that hit part of the kingdom.
Morocco is pursuing its port strategy for 2030 with Tanger Med as a reference. The kingdom has embarked on a policy of developing modern and competitive ports.
One month after its launch on June 15, the Marhaba 2023 Operation has already recorded the passage of more than 600,000 Moroccans from Europe and 145,000 vehicles from Spanish ports to Morocco.
The Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohammed Abdeljalil, reacted on Monday to the opposition’s criticism in the House of Representatives about the rise in boat ticket prices between Spain and Morocco, explaining that this increase is due to global inflation.
This year’s Operation Strait Crossing (OPE), launched on June 15, records a slight decrease in the number of passengers and vehicles crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, compared to last year.
The price of ferry tickets leaving Spanish ports to the port of Tanger-Med has increased at the start of the summer season when many Moroccans in Europe use this channel to return to Morocco. The Moroccan authorities fear a protest from the latter.
An international drug trafficking operation was thwarted at the port of Tanger-Med, following a joint operation between the district police and Customs services.
The port of Algeciras recorded the arrival of 20,785 passengers and 5,121 vehicles on Saturday as part of the Marhaba 2023 Operation. Since June 15, the start date of the Operation, 37,154 vehicles have already transited to Morocco, an increase of 58.5% compared to last year.
An operation carried out by the security forces at the Port of Tanger-Med resulted in the seizure of drugs and the arrest of an individual suspected of drug trafficking.
Baleària has decided to strengthen its activity with Morocco as part of this year’s Marhaba Operation. With its thirteen ships, the shipping company plans to make 200 weekly connections to Ceuta, Melilla, Tanger Med and Nador during the period from June 15 to September 15.
Freight traffic between the port of Malaga and the port of Tanger Med in Morocco has doubled since the launch in mid-March of this maritime link operated daily from Monday to Sunday by Maritima Peregar.
The Tanger Med port is about to welcome Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) as part of the "Marhaba 2023" operation, according to Kamal Lakhmas, the port’s director. A sum of around 80 million dirhams has been devoted to improving port facilities and services for travelers.