The reopening of the El Guerguerat border post is a joy for Moroccan and foreign international road transport (TIR) professionals. They had been stranded there for three weeks due to the actions of the Polisario militias.
The project of the maritime line between the Spanish enclave of Melilla and Algeria is gaining more and more support. After the president of the port authority, Victor Gamero, the representative of Melilla’s business leaders is calling on the Spanish authorities to support this Oran maritime line project.
Despite the Kingdom’s response, Spain has maintained the application of the fuel discount to Moroccan transporters. Thus, the payment of penalties is still ongoing, to the great detriment of truck drivers.
The surprise announcement of a ban on travel between cities, on the eve of Eid Al Adha, had caused a lot of damage. During his intervention before the House of Representatives on Wednesday, November 4, the Minister of the Interior fully assumes these last-minute decisions.
Morocco has just strengthened its efforts to ensure the security of transport as part of its maritime space security strategy. This is what the Minister of Equipment and Transport, Abdelkader Amara, indicates.
The implementation by Spain of the fuel allowance that heavily penalizes Moroccan carriers has prompted a reaction from the Kingdom. It has just put in place intelligent reciprocity measures.
Moroccan companies have taken important measures for international road transport. These decisions mainly concern the control of isolated and loaded semi-trailers originating from Spain and the possibility for Moroccans to travel directly to Italy or France.
Increase in Covid-19 infection rates, deaths and admissions to intensive care, the health situation is very worrying in Morocco. Faced with this observation, new measures, including partial confinement, are being studied to limit the spread of the virus.
The impact of the health crisis is noticeable in almost all sectors of activity, including maritime transport. Between the rumors of the closure of the port of Sète and the delays observed on the ferry links with Morocco, the newspaper Midi Libre has made a summary of the situation.
The National Motorway Company of Morocco is working to deliver the ongoing construction sites. Neither the health crisis nor the drop in turnover have slowed down the ambitions of the public company.
Contrary to rumors about its closure, the port of Sète is still operational and the link with Morocco is confirmed, according to the port authorities.
The National Motorway Company of Morocco (ADM) is taking action to facilitate traffic in the kingdom. It has just carried out the construction of a new generation of toll plazas on the Casablanca-Berrechid axis, thus allowing users to optimize travel conditions.