Maritime passenger transport and trips between the port of Tangier Ville and the port of Tarifa, and between the Tangier Med port and the port of Algeciras, were suspended yesterday, Monday, due to stormy winds sweeping through the Strait of Gibraltar, as well as a number of regions in Morocco and Spain.
Port authorities at both the ports of Tarifa and Tangier Ville announced that the ports were closed from Monday morning, January 27, until further notice, to maritime navigation due to strong winds that threaten ships and fast ferries.
According to the official account of the port of Tarifa in southern Spain, the administration of the latter also decided to close the port and stop all activities due to the strong winds that threaten ships and operations at the port.
It is worth noting that the closure of the ports of Tarifa and Tangier is a recurring event in the case of strong winds in…
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14 Sep 2026
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Due to bad weather and strong winds… maritime traffic between the ports of Tangier and the Strait of Gibraltar suspended – اليوم 24
Maritime passenger transport and trips between the port of Tangier Ville and the port of Tarifa, and between the Tangier Med port and the port of Algeciras, were suspended yesterday, Monday, due to stormy winds sweeping through the Strait of Gibraltar, as well as a number of regions in Morocco and Spain. Port authorities at both the ports of Tarifa and Tangier Ville announced that the ports were closed from Monday morning, January 27 [...]
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