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European Commission accepts €4bn recapitalisation of Air France - 04/06/2021 - Eric Apim

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 cancels all flights with France and Spain - 03/30/2021 - Eric Apim

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

Alstom wins €1.4bn contract to supply 152 trains to Spanish operator Renfe - 03/29/2021 - Eric Apim

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.

Bailing out Ever Given frees up Suez Canal traffic - 03/29/2021 - Eric Apim

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

Suez Canal traffic blocked by grounded ship - 03/24/2021 - Eric Apim

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.

Volotea positions itself in Algeria by opening eight routes serving seven Algerian cities - 03/15/2021 - Eric Apim

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.

Gefco inaugurates a 10,000 m² warehouse in Tangier Med - 02/22/2021 - Eric Apim

MOROCCO / FRANCE. The French group Gefco strengthens its position on the Moroccan market by inaugurating a new 10,000 m² warehouse in the Tangier Med logistics free zone.

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French skies turn scarlet red with the abyssal losses of Air France, ADP and Airbus - 02/18/2021 - Eric Apim

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%.

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CMA CGM obtains management of the future port of Alexandria terminal - 01/28/2021 - Eric Apim

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

The health crisis in the Maghreb impacts the results of the port of Marseille - 01/25/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy

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.

Tangier Med injects €133m into its third container terminal - 01/11/2021 - Eric Apim

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

Historic first flight between Tel Aviv and Rabat - 12/22/2020 - Eric Apim

MOROCCO / ISRAEL. Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor, was aboard the first direct commercial flight between Tel Aviv and Rabat symbolizing the new diplomatic relations between Israel and Morocco.

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