Tarifa

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• Ferry Service Resumes Between Spain and Morocco After Weather Delay
  25 June 2023, by Said

  The Port Authority of Tarifa has announced the return to normal port operations. On Saturday, after a disruption caused by gusts of wind, the port has resumed its crossings.
  The port of Tarifa announced on its Twitter account its first departure at 11 am on Saturday, marking the end of the disruptions caused by strong gusts of wind.
  In addition, in preparation for the Marhaba operation, the shipping company FRS Iberia has just announced the strengthening of its teams at the ports of (…)

• Strong Winds Force Suspension of Ferry Services Between Spain and Morocco
  5 April 2023, by Prince

  Due to unfavorable weather conditions (gusts of wind and storm), several shipping companies connecting Morocco from Algeciras and Tarifa had to cancel or suspend their routes.
  The fast ferries "Ciudad de Ceuta" of the shipping company Trasmediterránea, "Avemar Dos" of Balearia and "Levante Jet" of FRS had to cancel their connections with Morocco due to gusts of wind exceeding 60 km/h, indicated port sources to EFE, specifying that this situation has also forced the port of Tarifa (Cádiz) (…)

• Severe Weather Halts Ferry Service Between Spain and Morocco in Gibraltar Strait
  30 May 2019, by Said

  The bad weather currently affecting the Strait of Gibraltar has forced the authorities to suspend maritime traffic between the ports of Tarifa, in southern Spain, and Tangier-City.
  Thus, all connections between the two ports have been canceled since yesterday and several delays are currently affecting the boats departing from the port of Algeciras.
  The bad weather is expected to last for a good part of the day and perhaps even Friday, due to the strong winds that have reached more than (…)

• Strong Winds Disrupt Ferry Services Between Morocco and Spain
  1 February 2019, by Said

  The bad weather currently affecting a large part of northern Morocco, but also southern Spain, has prompted port authorities to delay or even cancel boat departures.
  The Tanger-Med Port Authority (TMPA) has just announced disruptions for several of its lines due to the strong winds and rain affecting the strait. Only one departure could be scheduled this morning and no visibility for the rest of the day.
  If you plan to take the boat in Tarifa, know that there will be no departure this (…)

• Strong Winds Force Extended Closure of Tarifa Port, Travelers Rerouted
  31 May 2019, by Said

  The port authorities of the city of Tarifa are maintaining the closure of the port today due to the bad weather in the Strait of Gibraltar.
  In a message posted this morning on Twitter, the officials indicate that the port will remain closed this Friday, May 31, due to weather conditions and it is very likely that it will remain so until Monday. The strong winds that the entire strait is experiencing are the cause of this closure.
  The Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) who wish to take the (…)

• Spain Braces for 1 Million Moroccan Travelers in Annual Summer Migration
  23 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The National Police checkpoints have been reinforced at the ports of Algeciras and Tarifa. Indeed, as part of the Paso del Estrecho Operation (OPE), these ports are expecting the arrival of one million travelers from Morocco before September 15.
  According to the confidences of Lucrecio Fernández, Government Delegate in Andalusia, the security force facilities in these two ports have been reinforced. Likewise, on site, the services of Civil Protection and Health, the Red Cross, a Moroccan (…)

• Strong Winds Halt Ferry Service Between Spain’s Tarifa and Morocco’s Tangier
  3 October 2022, by Said

  The port of Tarifa was closed to passengers heading to Morocco (Port Tanger ville) on Sunday due to strong winds in the Strait of Gibraltar.
  In a message posted on its website, the port of Tarifa invites passengers wishing to go to Morocco to go to the port of Algeciras to take a boat to Tanger Med.
  The Spanish National Meteorological Agency has activated the orange warning in Cadiz on Sunday due to coastal phenomena, with winds that can reach 90 km/h.
  The Spanish port authorities (…)

• Ferry Service Resumes Between Tarifa and Tangier After Weather Delay
  3 October 2022, by Said

  According to the management of the port of Tarifa, as the wind intensity has decreased, rotations are possible again between the two ports since this Monday morning.
  The previous day, the Meteorological Agency had issued an orange alert over a large part of the province of Cadiz, making it impossible for the boat to leave between Tarifa and the port of Tangier-Ville.
  The authorities had advised travelers to go to Algeciras to take the boat to Tangier Med.

• British-Moroccan Couple Arrested at Spanish Port with €100,000 in Attempted Bribery Scheme
  12 March 2020, by Kamal

  A British national and his Moroccan-born wife, apparently in a hurry to make the crossing, tried to bribe a Spanish police officer to avoid the control at the port of Tarifa.
  At the request of the border police officer, the man and his wife, aged 47 and 49 respectively, handed over their travel documents, not forgetting to slip a large sum of money into their passports.
  Taken aback, and especially intrigued by their nervous behavior, the agent called on his colleagues to carry out a (…)

• Ferry Overcrowding Leads to Docking Delay at Tanger Med Port
  31 December 2024, by Said

  An incident on board a ferry connecting Algeciras to Tanger Med disrupted the journey of many passengers, including Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), a few days ago.
  Due to the closure of the port of Tarifa due to unfavorable weather conditions, the ferry of the AML company welcomed a large number of travelers, creating a situation of overcrowding.
  The ship, which left Algeciras at 3 p.m., encountered difficulties upon arrival in Tanger Med. The captain, of Greek nationality, failed to (…)