June 20, 2019
What is Operation Marhaba? Each year many Moroccan expats travel to their home country during summer. Known as ‘Operation Marhaba 2019’, this migration sees a huge peak in ferry travel across the Western Mediterranean and Strait of Gibraltar. In the beginning of summer to go south, at the end they head back north.
When? From 5 June till 15 September 2019.
Numbers: 28 Ferries on 11 Routes.
What has been improved?
- Algeciras – Tanger Med
- +8% daily rotations: 13 ferries offer 53 daily rotations
- +11% passenger capacity 47,210
- +13% car capacity 12,895
Almeria – Nador
- +30% daily rotations: 4 ferries offer 6.5 daily rotations
- +56% passenger capacity 7,800
- +62% car capacity 2,185
Busiest periods
Southbound peak period is 14-21 July and 25 July- 8 August, with 5,000 cars and 18,000 pax per day.
Northbound peak period starts mid-August, with more than 5,000 cars and 18,000 pax per day, until 2 September.