Coronavirus: Business as usual in Tanger-Med, health control tightened

The import and export activities in Tanger-Med port continue as usual, but in view of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been proceeded to the tightening of health and sanitary control of professional drivers of international road transport, in accordance with the health emergency decreed in Morocco.

 

All the services of the Tangier-Med port authority are operational, be it the harbor master’s office, towing or mooring, to ensure sea calls in the best conditions, said the director of the Tangier-Med Port Passenger, Kamal Lakhmas, in a press statement wednesday.

 

Port activities at Tangier-Med port are continuing in a normal manner, including in import/export and transshipment container traffic, TIR truck flows, liquid and solid bulk traffic, all in compliance with the regulations in force, Kamal Lakhmas added. The entire port community is mobilized to ensure smooth import-export flows for the needs of the Kingdom and transshipment for global flows.

 

In this sense, he said the Tangier-Med port and its partners have put in place a non-stop plan to ensure port operations around the clock, 7 days a week.

 

In addition, Lakhmas noted, the entire port community, including partners and local authorities, are informed of all required hygiene and sanitary barrier measures recommended by the Ministry of Health to preserve safety throughout all operations at the port.

He hailed the commitment of all stakeholders to ensure the continuity of port operations, maintain a safe and healthy working environment, and guarantee national and international supply chains.

For his part, the head of the sanitary control service of Tangier-Med and head of the sanitary control services at the level of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Abderrahim Rachdi, indicated that the service monitors and controls the health condition of all professional drivers working in international road transport and passing through the maritime line Tangier-Med-Algésiras.

The control measures at the port were tightened after Morocco’s decision to suspend maritime passenger transport links as part of preventive measures to fight the spread of Covid-19.

 

Besides the checking of professional drivers’ health, trucks are sanitized, Rachdi said, adding his department also conducts awareness campaigns among professional drivers on preventive measures to avoid contamination by the virus.