Tanger Med

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• Morocco Launches Bid for Massive $300 Million Casablanca Port Shipyard Project
  13 April, by Prince

  The National Ports Agency (ANP) of Morocco has launched a call for tenders to recruit a concessionaire for the Casablanca port shipyard for a period of 30 years.
  The ANP is looking for "a specialized operator for the concession of the development, equipment, operation and maintenance of the new shipyard at the port of Casablanca," under construction, says the Moroccan public body on its website. Moroccan authorities have already spent $300 million (265 million euros) on this project, (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested at Tanger-Med Port with 270 kg of Hidden Cannabis
  26 June 2019, by Kamal

  A 51-year-old Moroccan national was about to smuggle a large quantity of cannabis, on board a car registered in Germany. He was intercepted by the police services at the Port of Tanger-Med.
  According to the press release from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the cargo was meticulously hidden in small plastic boxes containing consumer products. The services managed to seize this significant quantity of cannabis as part of an inspection operation.
  The man was about to (…)

• Fire Engulfs Bus Carrying Moroccan Expats Near Tangier, No Injuries Reported
  3 July 2019, by Kamal

  A bus, connecting Tanger-Med to the city of Fès, caught fire this Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at 9 a.m., at the exit of the highway. No deaths or injuries were reported among the passengers, including 27 Moroccans residing abroad (MREs).
  According to 2M, the fire broke out a few minutes after the bus left the Port of Tanger-Med. Originally, a short circuit occurred on the front part of the bus, causing the fire.
  The fire spread, engulfing the passengers’ luggage. The vehicle was also (…)

• Moroccan Port Releases Travel Advisory for Expats Returning Home
  25 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Tanger Med Port indicates the conduct to be followed by Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) to avoid the exceptional traffic observed during the last week of August 2018 as part of the return phase of the Marhaba Operation.
  To this end, they have been advised to choose the date of their crossing from Morocco based on the 2019 traffic forecasts, available on its website, tangermed-passagers.ma, or by downloading the "Tanger Med passengers" mobile app. MREs can also use other communication (…)

• Tanger Med Port Implements Special Measures for Massive Moroccan Expat Return
  29 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  In order to facilitate the departure of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) during the return phase of the Marhaba 2019 Operation, the authorities have planned exceptional measures in the port of Tanger Med.
  For the past few days and until August 31, the port authorities are paying attention to the smallest details in order to ensure the return of hundreds of thousands of MREs, says the 2M channel. The influx during this period will be monstrous at the Tanger Med port, which is the largest (…)

• Ferry Carrying Moroccan Expatriates Arrives with Hull Breach at Tanger-Med Port
  4 September 2019, by Kamal

  The crossing could have turned into a tragedy. Last week, a ship from the Inter Shipping company, carrying out the transit operation of MREs, was sailing with a breach in the hold.
  Bearing the name "Detroit Jet", the ferry, which is part of the Moroccan fleet ensuring the transport of MREs on this route, arrived at the Port of Tanger-Med from Tarifa around 7 pm on Saturday, August 31.
  According to Hibapress, the discovery of the breach in the hold took place after the ferry was moored. (…)

• Passenger Chaos at Tanger Port: Single Ferry Causes Massive Delays to Spain
  27 April 2024, by Said

  The port of Tanger Ville is experiencing unprecedented maritime congestion in recent days, due to a shortage of maritime transport vessels between Tanger Ville and Tarifa in Spain.
  This situation, reports Rue20, is the result of the decommissioning of the second, larger ferry of the FRS company, due to a technical breakdown. As a result, the only operational vessel is overwhelmed by a record influx of passengers, including Moroccan families on vacation and tourists.
  This situation has (…)

• Massive Drug Bust: Nearly 14 Tons of Cannabis Seized at Morocco’s Tanger Med Port
  6 January 2019, by Said

  13 tons and 750 kilograms of cannabis resin were discovered on Saturday at the Tanger-Med port by the police.
  The drugs were hidden "in a recess of a semi-trailer truck for international transport intercepted on one of the quays of the port," says the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) in a press release.
  The prefectural judicial police service of Tangier is continuing its research and investigations to arrest all the people involved in this case and determine the (…)

• Massive Drug Bust in Tangier: Moroccan Police Seize Over 15 Tons in Truck
  10 January 2019, by Said

  A new anti-drug operation in Tangier where the police seized more than 15 tons of drugs yesterday, Wednesday.
  In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicates that it discovered this significant quantity of drugs in "a specially arranged hollow on board a Moroccan-registered international transport truck that was spotted in the Boukhalef neighborhood in Tangier".
  On Saturday, the police had already seized 13.75 tons of drugs at the Tanger Med port, bringing (…)

• Moroccan National Caught Smuggling Over 40,000 Euros at Tanger-Med Port
  4 February 2019, by Said

  The sum of 40,320 euros was seized on Sunday by customs services at the port of Tanger-Med, according to a customs source cited by the MAP.
  The Moroccan was trying to bring this sum into the country without the authorization of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration, the source said, according to which it was a thorough inspection of the luggage on an international bus from France that "allowed to get hold" of this money.
  The sum was seized and "the person was subjected to the (…)