
Gefco Expands Automotive Logistics Operations to Morocco's Tanger Med Port
The logistics specialist, Gefco, has just announced its installation in Tanger Med.

The logistics specialist, Gefco, has just announced its installation in Tanger Med.

The city of Tangier has closed its beaches due to the spread of contamination cases in the province of Fahs-Anjra. This decision came into effect at midnight on Tuesday.

The health crisis due to the coronavirus has strongly impacted the hotel industry in Tangier. The region experienced a disastrous summer season.

This year’s summer will have been the worst summer season for hoteliers in Tangier who were unable to achieve the turnover they expected. The reason is the restrictive measures, including the ban on travel to and from eight cities, to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

A domestic dispute ended in police custody, for violence and failure to assist a person in danger. On Monday evening, a man beat his wife, before abandoning her near the sewage outfall in Tangier .

Hundreds of people, including MREs, have been victims of a real estate scam in Tangier . The developer is said to have disappeared into thin air, after pocketing large sums of money.

About forty employees of different nationalities have decided to take the Casino Management Group in Tangier to court for unfair dismissal. The public prosecutor’s office was notified last Wednesday.

Tanger Med’s performance in 2020 now positions it far ahead of other African ports. With 137 direct connections, it has become the best connected African port in 2020, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

In Tangier, some private sector companies refuse to subject their employees to coronavirus screening tests due to their high cost. And yet, the health authorities require these tests each time new positive cases are recorded among the staff of these companies.

The launch of the construction work of the City of Trades and Skills in Tangier was given this Monday, August 17. The new generation of training centers is part of the Program for the creation of 12 Cities by 2023-2024.

The city of Tangier is deprived of one of its passions in these times of Covid-19: Spanish football. Faced with the resurgence of contamination cases, the authorities decided last Saturday to ban the broadcasting of football matches in cafes.

The Mohammed VI Hospital in Tangier has a new medical unit for the management of moderate and severe Covid-19 cases. This center was inaugurated on Thursday.