Reports according to which Algeria has reversed its decision to prohibit economic operators from any transshipment or transit through Moroccan ports of goods intended for it, in particular those related to meat and other perishable products, are false.
On Saturday, Algeria reaffirmed its decision to boycott Moroccan ports. In a press release published by the APS, the Association of Banks and Financial Institutions (ABEF) informed the general directors of banks that the decision to “refuse any domiciliation operation, for transport contracts which provide for transshipment/transit by Moroccan ports, is still in force and retains all its effective validity”, thus denying the information reporting the cancellation by Algiers of its decision to boycott Moroccan ports.
The information is described as “false allegations and gross manipulation” by the ABEF. On January 29, the latter asked the banks to authorize the domiciliation of goods, particularly those perishable such as meat, for which “the boarding of the boats was done before January 10, 2024.” This message followed to the Algerian decision taken on January 14, the very day of the thaw in trade between Algeria and Spain, after more than 19 months of blockage, which was called a renunciation of the boycott.
The Algerian decision relating to the pure and simple boycott of all goods transiting through Moroccan ports pushed Maersk and CMA CGM to reduce or even eliminate the passage of their containers via the port of Tangier to Algeria. Valencia and the Andalusian dock are CMA CGM’s main transshipment centers on its routes with Algeria. Regarding Maersk, most of its traffic to areas such as Algiers, Skikda, and Béjaïa will now pass through Barcelona and Algeciras.
