SPAIN / FRANCE. The Spanish railway operator Renfe is losing its monopoly with the launch of the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona marketed by Ouigo Spain, a subsidiary of Sncf Voyageurs.

FRANCE. The European Commission has accepted the French government's plan to recapitalise Air France as part of its temporary framework for state aid during the Covid-19 period.

MOROCCO / SPAIN / FRANCE. Moroccan authorities are suspending all flights to and from Spain and France and closing the borders of Ceuta and Melilla.

SPAIN / FRANCE. Alstom announces the signature of a contract worth more than €1.4 billion with Renfe, the Spanish rail operator, for the supply of 152 high-capacity trains from its X'Trapolis range.

EGYPT. The Panamanian-flagged container ship Ever Given has finally been refloated. Traffic will be able to resume, gradually, on the Suez Canal.

EGYPT. A container ship ran aground in the middle of the Suez Canal and is blocking traffic on its North-South axis, where 10% of the world's maritime trade passes.

FRANCE / ALGERIA. The Catalan airline is adding Algeria to its destinations with eight new flights starting in mid-September 2021 from Marseille, Bordeaux and Lyon.

MOROCCO / FRANCE. The French group Gefco strengthens its position on the Moroccan market by inaugurating a new 10,000 m² warehouse in the Tanger Med logistics free zone.
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FRANCE. Air France announces a loss of €7.1 billion in 2020, while ADP loses 60% of its passengers and Airbus revenues decline by 29%. version française

EGYPT / FRANCE. CMA CGM will manage and operate Pier 55, the future multipurpose terminal at the port of Alexandria.

FRANCE. If the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille-Fos finally resisted well to the sanitary crisis on its goods segment, passenger transport has been hit hard by travel restrictions.

MOROCCO. Tanger Alliance signs a €133m long-term credit agreement to finance part of the construction costs of the third container terminal in the port of Tanger Med.