After the acquisition of Trasmediterranea, Baleària has decided to suspend the line connecting the port of Motril to Tanger Med in Morocco, a line that has transported more than 1.2 million tons of goods since its launch in December 2022.
A passenger on the Volcán de Timanfaya ship of the Trasmediterranea company, which was operating the route between Almería and Melilla, fell overboard on Monday. Maritime rescuers continue the search to find him. An investigation has been opened.
The shipping company Trasmediterránea has decided to change the name of the ship "Ciudad de Melilla" and restore its original name, Fortuny, after the ship, which served the Malaga-Melilla route, was selected to serve the Nador-Almeria line as part of Operation Marhaba 2024.
For a few days now, Moroccans from Europe have been allowed to embark, with or without vehicles, from the port of Malaga to Melilla as part of the Marhaba Operation.
A few weeks before the start of the Strait Crossing Operation or Marhaba, the port of Malaga is bustling to settle the last logistical details in order to effectively cope with the significant influx of Moroccans from Europe who will transit with or without their vehicles to Morocco.
Due to unfavorable weather conditions (gusts of wind and storm), several shipping companies connecting Morocco from Algeciras and Tarifa had to cancel or suspend their routes.
The ship "Ciudad de Valencia" of the shipping company Trasmediterránea, which covers the regular line between Cadiz and the Canary Islands, broke down again this week. Passengers had to wait for another ship from Morocco to board.
The port of Motril has just launched a maritime freight line with Al Hoceima. It is the first and only commercial route for freight traffic to the Moroccan city.
Thousands of Moroccans from France, Belgium, Germany and other European countries are expected in the coming days in Malaga as part of the 2022 Marhaba Operation, which started on Wednesday, after two years of cancellation due to the health and diplomatic crisis between Spain and Morocco.
The shipping company Trasmediterránea resumed this Wednesday the connections between the port of Motril (Granada) and Nador and Al Hoceima. The resumption coincided with the start of Operation Marhaba.
The shipping company Trasmediterránea has presented its fleet plan for the Marhaba Operation 2022. Three ships are planned to serve the route between Algeciras and Tanger Med.
The shipping company Trasmediterránea is resuming this Saturday the passenger and vehicle traffic between Almeria and Nador, suspended for more than two years due to the closure of maritime borders by Morocco.