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• Algeciras Port Anticipates Reopening of Spain-Morocco Maritime Routes After Two-Year Closure
  25 March 2022, by Prince

  The port of Algeciras is eagerly awaiting the reopening of maritime borders with Morocco, now that Spain’s change of position on the Sahara has opened a "new stage" in the relationship between the two countries.
  After two years of losses, this news is welcome, said Gerardo Landaluce, the president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras, who hopes that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, will provide more details on the date of resumption of passenger traffic (…)

• Morocco-Spain Ferry Service to Resume in April After Two-Year Hiatus
  27 March 2022, by Prince

  Maritime traffic between Morocco and Spain should resume in early April, after two years of suspension. The first ferry will depart from the port of Tarifa to the port of Tangier on April 7.
  This reopening of maritime borders comes after President Pedro Sanchez sent a letter to King Mohammed VI in which he expressed Spain’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, which it considers the "most realistic, credible" solution to the conflict. Last Wednesday, Foreign Minister José (…)

• Spanish Ports Anticipate Resumption of Morocco Ferry Service After Sanchez Visit
  7 April 2022, by Prince

  The ports of Algeciras and Tarifa, through which the majority of Moroccans in Europe pass to reach their country in the summer as part of Operation Marhaba, are eagerly awaiting the announcement of the resumption of maritime links with Morocco, after the visit of Pedro Sanchez to Rabat this Thursday.
  One of the important results of Pedro Sanchez’s visit to Morocco should be the reopening of maritime borders and the resumption of Operation Marhaba, which was canceled in 2020 and 2021. This (…)

• Algeciras and Tarifa Ports Prepare for Resumed Morocco-Europe Transit Operation
  11 April 2022, by Prince

  The president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA), Gerardo Landaluce, held a meeting with the various port stakeholders to finalize the preparation of the Marhaba Operation.
  Suspended for two years due to the health crisis and the political crisis between Spain and Morocco, the Marhaba Operation will take place this year, to the great satisfaction of the ports of Algeciras and Tarifa, and especially of the Moroccans residing in Europe who transit through these ports to (…)

• Tangier Port Reopens for Passenger Traffic to Spain, Ready for Immediate Operations
  11 April 2022, by Prince

  The port of Tangier city has assured that it is ready to immediately resume maritime passenger traffic with the port of Tarifa.
  After the authorization granted on Friday by the Moroccan merchant navy to shipping companies to resume their activities, the port of Tangier city has informed the health and customs services that it is ready to operate immediately. In response, the shipping company FRS has indicated that its ferry, Tarifa Jet, was also available, reports Europa Sur.
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• Spanish Port of Algeciras Urges Concrete Plans for Morocco Ferry Resumption
  11 April 2022, by Prince

  After the announcement of the reopening of the maritime borders with Morocco and the "immediate and gradual" return of the suspended maritime passenger traffic since March 2020, the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) is asking that actions follow words.
  "It is essential to precisely define the dates for the resumption of maritime traffic so that everything is ready and well organized," said Gerardo Landaluce, president of the APBA, after the visit of Pedro Sanchez to Rabat. A (…)

• Ferry Companies Announce 32-Euro Tickets for Algeciras-Tanger Med Route
  12 April 2022, by Prince

  The five shipping companies that will provide the link to Tanger Med from the ports of Algeciras and Tarifa on Tuesday, namely Trasmediterránea, Baleària, FRS, Africa Morocco Link (AML) and Inter Shipping, are offering tickets starting at 32 euros to travelers, according to El Español.
  For this line, Baleària offers 32.25 euros while at Trasmediterránea, the ticket costs 33.80 euros. FRS, on the other hand, has not yet announced the price of the ticket for the daily Tarifa-Tangier City and (…)

• Spanish Ports Set for $500 Million Boost as Morocco Travel Resumes
  14 April 2022, by Prince

  The ports of Algeciras and Tarifa, which concentrate more than 70% of maritime traffic with Moroccan ports, will reap an estimated profit of 500 million euros from this year’s Marhaba Operation.
  The Marhaba Operation, a major migratory flow from Europe to Morocco via Spain, will provide a breath of fresh air to the Spanish ports that have remained without welcoming a single passenger since the maritime borders with Morocco were closed two years ago for health reasons.
  This operation, (…)

• Maritime Links Between Morocco and Spain Resume, Delighting Expatriates
  17 April 2022, by Prince

  After two years of suspension for health and diplomatic crisis reasons, the maritime links between Spain and Morocco resumed on Tuesday, to the great satisfaction of Moroccans living abroad (MRE), especially in Europe.
  The maritime links from the ports of Algeciras and Tarifa to Tangier resumed on Tuesday, after more than two years of suspension. The Marhaba Operation, also canceled in 2020 and 2021, is currently being prepared. Only the reopening of the land borders in Ceuta and Melilla (…)

• Spain-Morocco Ferry Routes Fully Reopen, Allowing Vehicle Transport
  19 April 2022, by Prince

  Maritime passenger traffic with vehicles from Algeciras, Tarifa and Almería to Moroccan ports resumed on Tuesday, a week after the reopening of maritime borders between the two countries.
  Passengers without vehicles embarked again on ferries bound for Morocco from the Spanish ports last Tuesday, after two years of suspension for health and diplomatic crisis reasons. This, after Pedro Sanchez changed his position on the Sahara and visited King Mohammed VI, marking the beginning of a "new (…)