A strong storm again disrupted maritime traffic between Spain and Morocco on Friday, December 27. The port of Tarifa, an important crossing point for Moroccans residing abroad, was therefore forced to suspend its connections with Tangier City.
DFDS-FRS Iberia, holder of the Tarifa-Tanger city line since 2023, has denounced the behavior of Balearia, which has recently announced that it has won the contract to supply two electric ferries to operate this maritime link.
Baleària won the contract on Friday for the construction of two electric ships with a capacity of 800 passengers, worth 135 million euros. These two ferries will serve the Tarifa-Tangier City route.
The Civil Guard intercepted at the port of Tarifa 22 high-end vehicles stolen in Europe that were about to be shipped to Morocco. In total, nine people were arrested, seven of whom were charged.
The body of a young woman was recently discovered on a beach in Tangier, Morocco. Everything seems to indicate that it is that of Úrsula Cortés Olivé, a 24-year-old woman from Barcelona, who disappeared on June 29 on the beach of Tarifa (Cádiz).
The Marhaba Operation 2024 recorded record figures during its first weekend. The arrivals of Moroccans from Europe and vehicles in the Spanish ports have respectively increased by 90% and 120% compared to last summer. Algeciras is struggling to manage so much traffic.
In the run-up to the start of Operation Marhaba on June 13, the Directorate General of Civil Protection and Emergencies of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, in collaboration with the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA), organized on June 11 and 12 a training for the staff involved in the process for greater efficiency.
The ferry "Morocco Express 1" of the AML Stena Line company, recently authorized to operate the link between Tarifa and Tangier-city, broke down at sea during its first voyage.
As the Marhaba operation marking the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) approaches, the shipping company Intershipping finds itself unable to provide maritime links in the Strait of Gibraltar: Tangier city-Tarifa and Tangier Med-Algeciras.
The Spanish police arrested in Tarifa (Cádiz) a Belgian of Moroccan origin wanted by the Belgian authorities for belonging to a criminal organization, drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms.
The storm currently hitting a large part of southern Spain, including the Algeciras and Tarifa regions, has prompted the authorities to suspend links with Morocco.
Civil Guard agents at the port of Tarifa seized 90 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car about to board a ferry to Tangier on Saturday. The two occupants of the vehicle, of Moroccan nationality, were detained.