Africa-Press – Gambia. As part of the revival of maritime links between Morocco and Spain, the Spanish shipping company is interested in entering the Moroccan marine shipping industry.
Casablanca – The Spanish cargo company Marguisa Shipping Lines has announced the launch of operations following the announcement of the purchase of a share in the NAL Maroc agency in Morocco.
According to the Spanish company’s records, the move will take effect next week on June 1.
Younes Lamarti, general director of Nal Maroc, confirmed the news, adding that clients can contact the business if they have any questions about the services.
Founded in 1990, Marguisa Shipping Lines is Spain’s largest international container and project cargo line. It provides frequent services to and from West Africa as part of the Sea & Ports holding company.
Because the ports of Tangiers Medina and Tangiers Med are among the largest ports of the Mediterranean basin, they attract many foreign shipping companies.
Due to a diplomatic dispute with Madrid that began in the spring of last year, Morocco had banned passenger movement over the Mediterranean with its northern neighbor since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020. The North African country did not restart maritime travel with Spain when it reopened its borders earlier this year, on February 7.
In the midst of the months-long diplomatic feud with Madrid, Rabat barred Moroccan immigrants residing in Europe from transiting via Spanish ports last summer.
However, Spain’s endorsement of Morocco’s Autonomy Plan and a recent visit to Rabat by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have given a new impetus to diplomatic relations between Madrid and Rabat.
The two countries have in recent weeks announced the start of a “new phase” in their relations on the basis of a road map that includes several points, the most prominent of which is the reopening of maritime travel between the two countries.
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