The Embassy of France announced, this Tuesday, March 22, the provision of an special ferry which will make the Tangier Med-Marseille crossing on Saturday March 26, 2022.
According to the French Embassy, this ferry will allow French people, European citizens and permanent residents of France traveling in a vehicle registered in Europe to return by sea.
“People who had registered for the crossing on March 12 and had not been contacted by the company La Méridionale, will be called in priority. There is no need for them to fill out the form again”adds the same source.
Regarding the rates, they will be set exclusively by the shipping companies. The French authorities are in no way responsible for the commercial and pricing policy of private companies, specifies the Embassy.
1/3 ⛴ A special ferry will make the Tangier Med-Marseille crossing on Saturday March 26, 2022, in order to allow French people, European citizens and permanent residents of France traveling on board a vehicle 🚗 registered in Europe 🇪🇺 to return by sea.
— France in Morocco 🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@AmbaFranceMaroc) March 22, 2022
As a reminder, the port of Tangier-Med ranks in the Top 3 of the most efficient container ports in the world, according to a new American study.
From time to mooring analysis, Tanger Med port is the second fastest in the world with a waiting time of only 0.2 days, behind the Chinese port of Shenzhen (0.0 days).
The Moroccan port is thus far ahead of several major ports in this category, completed by the port of Los Angeles, which has an anchorage time of 5.9 days.
Thanks to its strategic geographical position on the Strait of Gibraltar, the Tanger Med port complex has established itself as a major hub for world maritime traffic. This leading port, industrial and logistics platform offers ideal connectivity that strengthens the competitiveness of the national economy on an international scale.
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