France wants to take advantage of the warming of its relations with Morocco to win the tender launched by the National Railway Office (ONCF) for the project to extend the high-speed rail line connecting Kénitra to Marrakech.
The National Railway Office (ONCF) has launched a call for tenders for the supply of track equipment for the major project of the High Speed Line connecting Kénitra to Marrakech, the realization of which should be effective before 2030, the year when Morocco will co-host the World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal.
Morocco and Spain are combining their efforts to carry out the project of a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar that will connect the two countries, as well as Africa and Europe, before the 2030 World Cup that they will co-host with Portugal.
The French multinational Alstom, specialized in the manufacture of high-speed trains, plans to build a second factory in Morocco, after the one in Fez. A way to court the kingdom, which is preparing to renew its fleet of trains and modernize its rail network before the 2030 World Cup.
On the instructions of the Wali of the Casablanca region, Mohamed Mhidia, a feasibility study for the metro project in the city will soon be carried out.
Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente, during a visit to Morocco in March, renewed Spain’s interest in the Gibraltar Strait tunnel , a "strategic" project that will be on the agenda of the next High-Level Meeting between Morocco and Spain.
The National Railway Office (ONCF) has launched a tender for the construction of a 375-kilometer high-speed rail line connecting Kénitra to Marrakech.
The National Railway Office (ONCF) is preparing to launch the construction work of the Hay Riad district station in Rabat, in preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco.
Spain, France and China are competing in Morocco. At the origin of this rivalry, the railway projects undertaken by Morocco as part of the preparations for the 2030 World Cup, which it will co-host with Madrid and Portugal.
The National Railway Office (ONCF) aims to build a railway tunnel in Rabat as part of the Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed line project. In this regard, it has recently launched a call for tenders.
The National Railway Office (ONCF) is accelerating the realization of the High-Speed Line (LGV) connecting Kenitra to Marrakech . After the civil engineering works, those related to the installation of the signaling and telecommunications system will be able to start. They should cost nearly 3.2 billion dirhams.
The Spanish Society for Studies on Fixed Communication through the Strait of Gibraltar (SECEGSA), in charge of the studies of the Morocco-Spain tunnel under the Strait, explains why the tunnel option was preferred to that of the bridge.