Spanish Authorities Seize 190 Kilos of Smuggled Eels Worth €250,000 at Algeciras Port
7 January 2023
The Civil Guard arrested two Moroccans at the port of Algeciras in possession of more than 190 kilos of eels worth an estimated 250,000 euros.
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Port Delays at Algeciras Strain Spain-Morocco Trade Relations
5 January 2023
The blockage of goods at the port of Algeciras due to the new procedures implemented in the inspection service and the lack of staff are jeopardizing international trade with (…)
Andalusian Ports Boost Trade Links with Morocco at Tangier Maritime Summit
27 November 2022
The port authorities of the Andalusian ports, including those of Algeciras and Motril, took part in the 9th Spanish-Moroccan business meeting in the maritime, transport and (…)
Baleària Marks 20 Years of Spain-Morocco Ferry Service, Celebrates Reopened Borders
27 October 2022
The shipping company Baleària celebrated this week 20 years of maritime links with Morocco. It organized an event in Tangier attended by more than 200 actors from the maritime (…)
Strong Winds Halt Ferry Service Between Spain’s Tarifa and Morocco’s Tangier
3 October 2022
The port of Tarifa was closed to passengers heading to Morocco (Port Tanger ville) on Sunday due to strong winds in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Spanish Police Bust Drug and Human Trafficking Ring with Ties to Moroccan Customs Officials
2 October 2022
The Spanish police have dismantled a Moroccan network of drug and underage migrant trafficking in Crevillent, Callosa and Lorca (Canary Islands). The interrogation of the (…)
US Nuclear Submarine Sparks Controversy Near Gibraltar and Morocco
1 October 2022
The environmental group Verdemar denounced on Wednesday the arrival at the naval base of Peñón in the Campo de Gibraltar, near Morocco, of an American nuclear submarine (USS (…)
Morocco Rules Out Ferry Link from Marina Smir to Spanish Ports, Citing Technical Limitations
11 September 2022
The Moroccan Ministry of Transport and Logistics has stated that the port of Marina Smir (Fnideq) does not meet the technical standards to establish a direct maritime link with (…)
Moroccan Woman Suffocates in Suitcase During Illegal Border Crossing Attempt to Spain
29 August 2022
The lifeless body of a 28-year-old Moroccan woman was found last Friday in a suitcase inside a car embarked at Tanger Med bound for the port of Algeciras.
Morocco-Spain Ferry Traffic Falls Short of Expectations in 2022 Operation Marhaba
17 August 2022
Announced as "historic" due to the massive influx of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) expected, the 2022 Operation Marhaba, the first organized after the health and diplomatic (…)