Morocco
Renault Halts Production at Tangier Plant Amid Global Chip Shortage
The Renault plant in Tangier is suspending its activities this week. The origin of this suspension is the shortage of electronic components at some of its suppliers.
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Morocco
Deadly Electrocution: 24 Killed in Illegal Tangier Workshop After Heavy Rains
At least 24 people died on Monday, February 8, from electrocution in a clandestine workshop in Tanger. The recent rains that hit the city are the cause of this tragedy.
Morocco
Chip Shortage Forces Renault to Halt Production at Multiple European Plants
The French manufacturer Renault has decided to temporarily suspend the production of its vehicles at the Tangier plant. The shortage of electronic chips is at the origin of this suspension.
Morocco
Construction Worker Falls to Death from 4th Floor in Tangier Accident
The residents of Sidi Driss, a suburban neighborhood of Tangier , are still in shock after the fatal fall of a mason from the top of a building under construction.
Morocco
New Ferry Service to Connect Spain's Motril and Morocco's Tanger Med Ports
Morocco Cruise Line has announced the imminent launch of its link between the port of Motril in Spain and the port of Tanger Med in Morocco. In the short term, it also intends to connect the port of Algeciras to Tanger Med.
Morocco
Morocco Launches Oceanographic Research Initiative with Royal Navy Partnership
As part of the strengthening of scientific research, mainly in the field of the sea, the Royal Navy and the Abdelmalek Essaâdi University (UAE) organized, on Friday, January 29, the first day of oceanographic research in Tangier .
France
Ferry Service Halts Tangier-Marseille Route Amid COVID-19 Border Restrictions
The "La Méridionale" company has decided to suspend the Tangier-Marseille crossings until further notice. This decision follows the latest restrictive measures taken by the French government, in particular the closure of borders to countries outside the European Union.
Morocco
Decomposed Body of Missing Pakistani Man Found in Tangier Apartment
The highly decomposed body found on Monday in an apartment in the Idrissia neighborhood of Tangier is that of a Pakistani national, who has been missing for several days.
Morocco
Morocco's Consumer Price Index Rises 0.7% in 2020, Food Prices Up 0.9%
At the end of 2020, the annual average consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.7% compared to 2019. This is what the High Commission for Planning (HCP) indicated in an information note.
Spain
Morocco's Tanger Med Port Surpasses Algeciras in Container Traffic, Reshaping Mediterranean Shipping
The port of Tanger Med, in northern Morocco, is positioning itself as the major competitor to the port of Algeciras in Spain. In 2020, container traffic reached 5.7 million TEUs for the port of Tanger Med, compared to a forecast of 5.2 million for the port of Algeciras.
Morocco
Casablanca Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Premeditated Murder After Reunion Gone Wrong
A 28-year-old man was sentenced by the criminal chamber near the Court of Appeal of Casablanca to twenty years in criminal confinement for voluntary homicide with premeditation and ambush.
Morocco
Renault Morocco Maintains Market Lead Despite Pandemic, Produces Over 277,000 Vehicles in 2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the year 2020 was prosperous for the Renault group in Morocco. On Tuesday, the group’s managing director, Marc Nassif, announced that the two factories produced a total of 277,474 vehicles, including 209,769 produced by the Tangier plant and 67,705 by the Renault Casablanca Somaca plant.