After a difficult Sunday marked by interruptions due to Storm Bernard, maritime traffic has resumed its usual pace this Monday between Algeciras and Tangier in the Strait of Gibraltar.
The port of Tangier has suspended all its maritime links during the day on Thursday, until further notice, following the weather alert from the Directorate General of Meteorology on violent winds.
The Civil Guard seized 24 stolen vehicles from various European countries at the port of Tarifa as they were about to be shipped to Morocco. In total, 13 people were arrested.
The Spanish police intercepted at the port of Tarifa (Cadiz) a Moroccan couple who were trying to take their two-year-old daughter to Morocco, claimed by the French child protection service.
More than 16,000 vehicles embarked last weekend in Algeciras and Tarifa to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation, causing massive traffic jams and a lot of discontent.
As of July 23, more than 900,000 (932,120) Moroccans from Europe have embarked from Spanish ports to Morocco as part of the outward phase of Operation Marhaba.
The ports of Algeciras and Tarifa recorded the passage of 29,000 Moroccans from Europe and 6,700 vehicles bound for Ceuta on Saturday, as part of the Marhaba 2023 Operation. The authorities warn travelers without tickets.
Just over 200 kilos of drugs were found in the car of a Spanish national at the port of Tangier City . The latter was about to take the boat to Tarifa.
Thousands of Moroccans from Europe arrived last weekend in Ceuta from the Spanish ports as part of the Marhaba Operation, causing a massive traffic jam at the border of the city with Morocco.
One month after its launch on June 15, the Marhaba 2023 Operation has already recorded the passage of more than 600,000 Moroccans from Europe and 145,000 vehicles from Spanish ports to Morocco.
This year’s Operation Strait Crossing (OPE), launched on June 15, records a slight decrease in the number of passengers and vehicles crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, compared to last year.
The price of ferry tickets leaving Spanish ports to the port of Tanger-Med has increased at the start of the summer season when many Moroccans in Europe use this channel to return to Morocco. The Moroccan authorities fear a protest from the latter.