Moroccan officials will be welcomed in South Korea for training in environmentally friendly public transport. This new step prepares for the deployment in Rabat of an electric mobility system funded by the Korean cooperation agency KOICA.
Spain is preparing a new study to analyze 125 rock samples taken beneath the Strait of Gibraltar. The results will have to identify the obstacles that a future drilling machine would encounter between the two countries.
The Spanish government and ICEX are preparing a major forum in Rabat aimed at accelerating Spanish investment in Morocco. Scheduled for early December, it is expected to bring together dozens of major companies around markets linked in particular to the 2030 World Cup.
More than 1,200 trucks travel between Tanger Med and Algeciras every day. Faced with growing trade with Morocco, the Spanish port is preparing to handle 800,000 trailers a year before 2030.
The price of diesel continues to rise in Morocco. Since July 16, four successive increases have added around 2.40 dirhams per litre, with the fuel now selling for about 15 dirhams at service stations.
Moroccan road hauliers are calling for a revision of the speed limits imposed on 40-tonne heavy trucks. They consider the current rules outdated in light of advances in truck technology and are asking Morocco to move closer to the standards applied in Europe.
The ONCF has launched a new 180-million-dirham construction project around Casablanca’s Mohammed-V Airport. Railway bridges, road widening and hydraulic structures are to be completed in just seven months.
A network had vehicles previously stolen in Morocco registered in Spain. Madrid’s municipal police discovered seven fraudulently registered cars, recovered another stolen vehicle and made two arrests.
The United States has just updated its practical travel advice for people visiting Morocco. Washington does not consider urban buses safe and warns its citizens that the police response after a crime is reported may be inconsistent.
Air Algérie still carries more passengers than Royal Air Maroc. But as soon as one looks at the distances travelled, the strength of the African network , current capacity or punctuality, the comparison takes on an entirely different complexion.
The sophisticated system devised by NARSA to catch cheaters during the driving test will have to wait. The contract, estimated at more than 5 million dirhams, has just been declared unsuccessful.
Moroccan license plates are set to change. New series will now have to display Latin letters alongside Arabic letters, but not all motorists will have to replace their plates immediately.