US-moroccan exercice on hazmat

The SafeMed II Project: Harmonising enforcement of maritime standards across North Africa and the Mediterranean

The adage ‘a chain is as strong as its weakest link’ is well applied to the need for harmonised maritime standards across a region as diverse as the Mediterranean. As one of the world’s major shipping areas, the Mediterranean Sea comprises some 450 ports and terminals, handling more than 300,000 port calls per annum. Progress […]

Morocco’s Tanger Med port in vogue despite pandemic (Jeune Afrique)

The pan-African magazine “Jeune Afrique” highlighted, Tuesday, the good performance of Tanger Med port, that it described as the trendy giant despite the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that its results at the beginning of the year have surpassed those of 2020. “The Moroccan hub continues to draw its path in the Mediterranean Sea, where it has […]

Algerian diplomats kidnapped in Mali freed

After spending more than two years in captivity, the Algerian diplomats kidnapped and taken hostage by the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) in northeastern Malian city of Gao have been released. The information was diffused in a released statement by the Algerian Foreign Ministry which also reiterated the country’s steadfastness towards […]