Activities are resuming in the transport sector. The Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water announced on Tuesday, July 14, that 139 transport companies are back in service.
The Moroccan authorities, in coordination with the urban transport companies, are mobilizing to offer candidates for the baccalaureate exam, free transportation throughout the duration of the composition. The Ministry of National Education has welcomed this civic involvement for the benefit of the candidates who need it in these times of severe restrictions.
Forced to stop due to the coronavirus pandemic, construction sites in the transport and logistics sector are about to restart their activities. In this context, a thousand construction sites have resumed for an investment of 40 billion dirhams.
Two specifications reflect the main decisions relating to the management of transport in the perspective of the end of confinement and the gradual resumption in this sector.
The gradual deconfinement continues in Morocco. Funeral transport between cities, prohibited during the state of health emergency, is authorized again.
Vehicle registration certificates and licenses that expired between March 17 and June 15, 2020 remain valid until July 15, according to the National Road Safety Agency (NARSA).
Morocco risks losing many jobs in the tourism sector, particularly in passenger transport. This is the alert launched by the National Federation of Tourist Transporters (FNTT).
After a few weeks of freezing, the SDL in charge of mobility in Casablanca, signs its return by launching a series of tenders related to lines 3 and 4 of the tramway and the 2 lines in BHNS (high-level bus service) mode. These are decisive contracts that will mark the start of the work on the lines.
A new interchange has just been inaugurated in Tangier. It is located on the national road 1 (RN1) at the Gzenaya roundabout, at the entrance to the Tangier Free Zone (TFZ).
The National Ports Agency (ANP), according to data recorded on April 21, 2020, reports an increase in trade through Moroccan ports. These exchanges have increased by 5.5% to 28.7 million tons.
The City Bus Transport Group has decided to do a good deed at this time when all good intentions are welcome to accompany the fight against coronavirus. The group is offering free transportation service to the hospital staff in Oujda.
The rapid spread of the coronavirus in Morocco is causing a sense of fear among taxi drivers. They operate in constant fear of being infected.