
Morocco's Merchant Navy Fleet Expansion Plan Faces Delays
More than fourteen months after its launch, the study on the development of the merchant navy fleet is slow to deliver its results. The government is working to catch up on this delay.

More than fourteen months after its launch, the study on the development of the merchant navy fleet is slow to deliver its results. The government is working to catch up on this delay.

The National Motorway Company of Morocco (ADM) is maintaining its ambitions for 2025, despite the many challenges (growth, debt and modernization) it is facing. The institution will continue the major infrastructure projects underway, in preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup.

Abdessamad Kayouh, Minister of Transport and Logistics, explains the delays observed in the delivery of luggage and the loss of luggage in Moroccan airports, especially the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca.

Initially set for January 2025, the adoption by Morocco of the European environmental standard Euro 6 for the homologation of new vehicles marketed in the national market will only be effective from January 1, 2027, confirms the Ministry of Transport and Logistics.

André Azoulay, advisor to King Mohammed VI, and founding president of the Essaouira-Mogador Association, implicitly reproaches a number of things to the various Ministers of Equipment who have succeeded each other.

The budget of the Ministry of Transport and Logistics for the year 2025 amounts to 13 billion dirhams, announced Abdessamad Kayouh, in charge of this department on Tuesday. They will be used to modernize road, air and rail transport infrastructure.

Questioned about the "repercussions of the sale of tickets for domestic flights in foreign currencies by the private airline Ryanair", the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohamed Abdeljalil, acknowledged that the Irish low-cost airline did not comply with the terms of the license granted to it in November.

The leaks observed at the roof of the Marrakech-Menara airport following the heavy rains that hit Marrakech at the end of last week are worrying a deputy who has questioned the government on this matter.

Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, is showing his willingness to regulate the use of scooters and other new modes of transport in Morocco.

The Ministry of Equipment and Water is working on the realization of a highway between Tangier and Tetouan to then connect Fnideq, which already exists. In this sense, the department of Nizar Baraka is launching the definition studies of a high-level service highway axis between Tangier and Tetouan.

The government of Aziz Akhannouch is active in regulating transport via mobile applications. In this sense, Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, and his collaborators intend to develop a national charter for the development of sustainable and inclusive mobility.

The National Railway Office (ONCF) is working for the success of the project to connect Tetouan to the rail and highway networks. This is evidenced by the response of Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, to Parliament.