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• FRS Ferry Service Transports Over 166,000 Passengers in Marhaba Operation
  7 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  By sea, the FRS Company expresses its logistical efficiency in the return home of MREs. In a few days, it has ensured the transport of more than 166,000 passengers, thanks to its support for the Marhaba Operation.
  The maritime transport company, FRS, is playing its part in the Marhaba Operation 2019. In total, it has already ensured the transport of more than 166,000 passengers who have chosen its Tarifa-Tanger Ville line. On this line, the crossing of the Strait takes about 60 minutes. (…)

• New Ferry Service Disrupted: Vessel Breaks Down on Inaugural Tarifa-Tangier Voyage
  11 June 2024, by Prince

  The ferry "Morocco Express 1" of the AML Stena Line company, recently authorized to operate the link between Tarifa and Tangier-city, broke down at sea during its first voyage.
  Barely launched, the ferry of the CTM group subsidiary broke down during its test trip between Tarifa and Tangier-city, reports the website Ferrybalear, specifying that this situation forced the shipping company to replace this ferry with another one called "Maria Dolores", flying the Maltese flag, which should (…)

• Spanish Police Arrest Moroccan Drug Trafficking Suspect Wanted by France
  13 April 2019, by Said

  Pursued in several drug trafficking cases by the French authorities, a Moroccan has just been arrested by the Spanish police in Tarifa, in the south of the country.
  Aged 38 and legally residing in Spain, the man was the subject of a European arrest warrant issued by France for "drug trafficking offenses and participation in an international organization," reports the Europa Press agency.
  According to the same source, the suspect was planning to leave Spain and return to Morocco. The (…)

• 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) (…)

• Algeciras Port Traffic Plummets 90% as Moroccan Diaspora Travel Halts
  8 September 2020, by Said

  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).
  It was predictable and it is now confirmed in the figures. The port in southern Spain has lost 87.79% of its embarkations due to the cancellation of the Marhaba 2020 operation. This operation was mainly organized by Morocco and Spain and allowed traffic between the two countries to flow smoothly.
  Thus, (…)

• Spain on Alert as Morocco May Allow New Migrant Surge Across Strait of Gibraltar
  14 June 2021, by Prince

  After allowing thousands of migrants to enter Ceuta in May, Morocco would consider turning a blind eye to border control again to trigger a new mass entry of migrants into Spain through the Strait of Gibraltar.
  Tensions between Spain and Morocco continue to escalate. After the diplomatic crisis opened by the reception in April of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front in Spain, and the migration crisis that followed in May with the massive arrival of Moroccan migrants in Ceuta, (…)

• Spanish Ports Prepare for Return of Moroccan Summer Travel Operation
  6 March 2022, by Prince

  The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) hopes that Opération Marhaba dedicated to MREs, suspended for almost two years by Morocco for health reasons, will resume this year.
  Next week, it will be two years since Morocco suspended passenger maritime traffic with Spain via the strait due to the health crisis, effectively canceling two editions of Opération Marhaba which allowed Moroccans from Europe to join their country via the Spanish ports to spend their summer holidays there. (…)

• Spanish Port of Algeciras Anticipates Reopening of Passenger Ferry Routes to Morocco
  20 March 2022, by Prince

  For Landaluce, the statement by the Spanish government announcing the beginning of a new stage in bilateral relations with Morocco, both diplomatically and economically, is good news for the port, which will finally be able to resume passenger maritime traffic with Tanger Med. "We hope that these statements can be realized quickly, as passenger maritime traffic has been at a standstill for two years. We hope it will return to normal as soon as possible," he said.
  Morocco has suspended (…)

• Spanish Port of Algeciras Prepares for Return of Moroccan Diaspora Transit Operation
  24 March 2022, by Prince

  The president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA), Gerardo Landaluce, expressed his satisfaction on Thursday with the announced resumption of passenger maritime traffic with Morocco and the upcoming organization of Operation Marhaba (Moroccans living abroad).
  "It’s long-awaited news," Landaluce said at a press conference, hoping that the upcoming visit of Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares to Rabat on April 1 will provide more details on the exact dates of the (…)