A cargo of 450 kilograms of cannabis resin was seized by the elements of the national security and customs operating at the Tanger Med port. This large quantity of drugs was on board an internationally registered Moroccan cargo truck.
Moroccans living abroad (MREs) are facing justice. And for good reason, they presented fake Covid-19 tests upon arrival at the port of Tanger Med.
The port of Tangier and the port of Hamburg in Germany have signed a partnership agreement that will allow them better traffic management, port cybersecurity, computer data exchange and innovation.
Uncertainty hangs over the sustainability of maritime lines to Morocco. The reconfinement announced by France is at the origin of this situation.
A cargo of more than 2 tons of cocaine, bearing the effigy of Pablo Escobar, was seized at the port of Rotterdam. The ship had transited through the port of Tanger-Med.
Inspection and border control operations on Thursday led to the seizure of 920 kg of cannabis resin hidden in the roof of a utility vehicle, registered abroad and about to board for a European country.
The port of Algeciras , a competitor of Tanger Med, will commission a new ro-ro terminal in early 2021.
The port of Algeciras, the main Spanish port in terms of passenger numbers, has lost the majority of its traffic this year. The reason is the absence of Moroccans living abroad (MREs) .
Tanger Med ranks 35th, up from 46th last year, in the global rankings of container ports by "Lloyd’s List" and "Container Management", gaining 11 places.
The absence of port traffic in Algeciras, mainly due to the non-activation of the Marhaba operation dedicated to Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), has caused activity to drop by nearly 90%.
Two police officers and three employees of the FRS transport company have been indicted for complicity in the export of cannabis by an organized gang. The investigation is being conducted by the narcotics brigade in Tanger .
Spain is preparing to repatriate again its nationals stranded in Morocco. Two new operations are planned by sea from the port of Tanger-Med to the port of Algeciras, on August 13 and 14.