Passenger and car ferries between Tarifa and Tangier have been temporarily suspended today, Sunday, due to heavy seas and winds up to force 6. Some ferries between Algeciras and Ceuta and Tangier have also been cancelled due to the weather.
Bad weather is affecting ferry services
High speed ferry services between Algeciras and Ceuta and between Tarifa and Tangiers have been disrupted due to adverse weather conditions in the Straits of Gibraltar, with only normal ferries operating between Spain and North Africa. High winds of up to 70 kph and strong swells have forced many cancellations. The whole of the Andalucian coast, with the exception of …
Hefty fines for price fixing
Shipping companies operating in the Strait of Gibraltar between Algeciras and Ceuta could be fined as much as €10 million for price fixing agreements made and carried out in 2008 and 2009.
Strong winds force ferry cancellations
Strong winds on Monday evening forced the suspension of high-speed boat services in the Straits of Gibraltar.
Maritime traffic resumes
Maritime traffic between Andalucía and Melilla is back to normal after the recent bad weather. The ports, however, have suffered damage as a result of the high winds but this is not affecting crossings.
MORE FERRIES CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER
The up and down weather situation caused the cancellation yesterday of ferries between Algeciras and Ceuta.