Moroccan Driver Caught Smuggling $7,000 Worth of Hashish at Spanish Port
28 February 2021
The Spanish Civil Guard arrested on Friday a Moroccan at the port of Algeciras, in possession of four kilos of hashish hidden in the cabin of his vehicle.
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Algeciras’ 12,000 Muslims Face Burial Crisis as City Lacks Islamic Cemetery
14 February 2021
Despite the large Muslim community settled in Algeciras, estimated at more than 12,000 people, the city does not have a Muslim cemetery. Since the beginning of the pandemic, (…)
Morocco’s Tanger Med Port Surpasses Algeciras in Container Traffic, Reshaping Mediterranean Shipping
22 January 2021
The port of Tanger Med, in northern Morocco, is positioning itself as the major competitor to the port of Algeciras in Spain. In 2020, container traffic reached 5.7 million (…)
Algeciras and TangerMed Ports Compete for Container Traffic Dominance in Strait of Gibraltar
25 December 2020
A few days before the new year, the forecasts for container traffic at the Algeciras level show a result similar to that of 2019. Thus, regarding container traffic, the battle (…)
Spain Repatriates 545 Citizens from Morocco Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
22 December 2020
Spain has announced that it has recently organized a new repatriation operation for the benefit of 545 Spanish nationals and Moroccan residents on board a ferry from the port (…)
Algeciras Free Zone Project Advances, Boosting Spanish Port’s Competitiveness
14 November 2020
The project of a free zone in Algeciras, the largest Spanish port, will take shape within the tax enclosure of the Bay located in the municipality of "Los Barrios". It is (…)
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.
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 (…)