The Spanish port of Algeciras will invest €20 million to strengthen and deepen one of its main berths. The aim is to be able to accommodate three mega-container ships simultaneously, as Nador West Med prepares to gradually enter service.
The Guardia Civil has just deployed an offshore patrol vessel to the Chafarine Islands, located only 3.5 kilometres from the Moroccan coast. Capable of reaching 30 knots, the Río Guadiana is intended to strengthen maritime surveillance and prevent further clandestine entries.
Moroccan researchers have modelled a national corridor for green hydrogen. Their most economical scenario combines a 900-kilometre pipeline between Tan-Tan and Mohammedia with coastal maritime transport to Jorf Lasfar and Tanger Med.
The Russian cargo ship Lady Mariia, targeted by US sanctions and identified by Ukrainian intelligence as being involved in arms transport, passed through the Strait of Gibraltar off Morocco before stopping in Algeria. A few days later, it was attacked by drones in the Mediterranean.
Morocco is taking part in Phoenix Express 2026, a twelve-day maritime exercise led by the U.S. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. Algeria is also among the countries involved in these maneuvers launched this Monday, September 7, in Tunisia.
Six months after the beginning of the crisis in the Middle East, the global sulfur market remains severely disrupted. The situation is particularly sensitive for Morocco: OCP has phosphate, but must massively import the sulfur essential to transforming it into fertilizer.
Sardines are becoming difficult to find in several major German retail chains. Aldi Nord, Rewe, Lidl and Kaufland acknowledge occasional shortages. The reasons are the decline in catches in Morocco and the suspension of frozen sardine exports.
The project for Morocco’s first offshore wind farm has reached a new stage. An international consortium has just been tasked with studying its feasibility over two years, with particular attention being paid to the Atlantic coast near Essaouira.
A delegation of senior US military officials visited the Dakhla Atlantique port. Washington is now openly emphasizing the site’s strategic importance and referring, alongside infrastructure and trade, to “shared security priorities” with Morocco.
Before authorizing the sale of two naval drones to Morocco, the Dutch government examined the risk of them being used in the conflict in the Sahara. The Hague ultimately gave the green light, deeming such a scenario unlikely.
Starting September 10, Nador will join a weekly container service linking Morocco to Northern Europe. Via the Portuguese port of Setúbal, exporters will be able to reach Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Liverpool and Dublin.
The approximately 300 villas and cabins at Bouznika Plage will ultimately not have to be evacuated before September 15. The formal notices sent to occupants have been suspended pending a decision by the head of government.