Algeciras Port Expands Capacity to Compete with Tanger Med, Invests €5 Million in New Ro-Ro Terminal
12 September 2020
The port of Algeciras, a competitor of Tanger Med, will commission a new ro-ro terminal in early 2021.
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Algeciras Port Traffic Plummets 90% as Moroccan Diaspora Travel Halts
8 September 2020
The port of Algeciras, the main Spanish port in terms of passenger numbers, has lost the majority of its traffic this year. The reason is the absence of Moroccans living abroad (…)
Drug Traffickers Ram Police Car in Algeciras, Spain; Two Officers Seriously Injured
7 September 2020
Two Spanish police officers were seriously injured on Saturday morning during the arrest of drug traffickers in Algeciras.
Algeciras Port Traffic Plummets 90% as Moroccan Diaspora Travel Halts
2 September 2020
The absence of port traffic in Algeciras, mainly due to the non-activation of the Marhaba operation dedicated to Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), has caused activity to drop (…)
Tanger-Med Port Scandal: Police Officers Arrested in 4.5-Ton Cannabis Smuggling Operation
26 August 2020
Two police officers and three employees of the FRS transport company have been indicted for complicity in the export of cannabis by an organized gang. The investigation is (…)
Spain to Repatriate Thousands More Stranded in Morocco Amid Travel Restrictions
8 August 2020
Spain is preparing to repatriate again its nationals stranded in Morocco. Two new operations are planned by sea from the port of Tanger-Med to the port of Algeciras, on August (…)
Spain Continues Repatriation of Citizens Stranded in Morocco with New Ferry Departures
30 July 2020
The repatriation of Spanish citizens and residents in Spain, stranded in Morocco for months, continues. Two new Trasmediterránea ferries will depart on August 6 and 7, after (…)
Moroccan Man Sentenced for Smuggling Undocumented Immigrant into Spain
25 July 2020
The court of section VI of the provincial court of Ceuta sentenced on Thursday a man named MB to two years in prison for committing a crime against the rights of a foreign citizen.
Algeciras Mayor Urges Reopening of Spanish-Moroccan Border Amid Travel Uncertainty
23 July 2020
The mayor of Algeciras (Cádiz), José Ignacio Landaluce, announced that he will meet with Arancha González Laya, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, (…)
Spanish Port City Braces for Surge of Moroccan Expats Heading Home
6 July 2020
The Spanish mayor, José Ignacio Landaluc, warns of a massive influx of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) in transit to Morocco from the port of Algeciras.