Maritime Link Revived: Moroccan Produce Shipment Arrives in Southern France After 15-Year Hiatus

In total, 50 containers transporting 2,000 tons of tomatoes from Agadir were unloaded at Port-Vendres on Monday. The cargo will transit through Perpignan before being shipped by truck or train to their final destination in France and Europe, reports L’Indépendant. In the eyes of the professionals of the Perpignan market, the 50 containers are only "the minimum". The wish of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry is to carry out a second weekly rotation. But already "if about sixty crates were shipped during the 22 weeks of the campaign that is starting, it would be wonderful".

The welcome committee for the CMA-CGM Tanger ship on Monday, November 14 in Port-Vendres attaches importance to good environmental practices in the transport of goods between Moroccan tomato shippers and importers of the Saint-Charles International market, about thirty kilometers from the boat, the first platform for the marketing, transport and logistics of fruits and vegetables in Europe. "We are fully in sustainable development with a 75% reduction in CO₂ emissions compared to road transport, just on this load," insists Hermeline Malherbe, the president of the departmental council, owner of the port infrastructure.