WB Maghreb Country director francoise-marie-nelly

Houthis’ Red Sea attacks spike Asia-Morocco shipping cost by over 60%

The hijacking of commercial ships and drone attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have disrupted global supply chains and sparked a jump in Asia-Morocco shipping costs by 60% to 100%. “The cost of shipping a 20-foot container from Shanghai to Casablanca increased from $1,450 to $2,800 (from €1,324 to €2,557) since last month’s 15th,” Rachid […]

Italy: Two Moroccans among 11 nabbed for drug trafficking

Italian security forces [Carabinieri] dismantled Wednesday a drug trafficking network made up of 11 individuals, including 2 Moroccans. Two raids in different locations, Verse and Milan region, led to the arrest of the suspects believed active in large-scale hashish and marijuana trafficking. The drugs are shipped from the North African country with the assistance of […]

Four Libyan oilfields to reopen after deal between Prime Minister & PFG

Production at four vital Libyan oilfields will resume after a meeting between Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh and representatives of a faction of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) which handle security of the sites, reports say. Wafa, El Feel, Sharara and Hamada oilfields halted production after the PFG staged protests against a number of issues, including […]