Ferry News Archive
Spain's Ferry crackdown
Date: 31 Aug 2006 00:00 Source: FairplaySpain has imposed new maritime safety obligations on ferry services between the country’s North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla and its southern ports of Almeria and Malaga. Ferry operator Acciona Trasmediterr-ánea will have to use ferries aged no older than 15 years and provide daily services to Ceuta and Melilla as from 1 October. The privately owned company will be fined if it fails to meet the new maritime safety obligations. For the first time in Spanish maritime history, Acciona Trasmediterranea will be obliged to employ private security guards and a doctor on vessels to Melilla. A Spanish government representative in Melilla said he believed Madrid wanted security guards on ferries to control rowdy behaviour during crossings. He dismissed any suggestion that the move was related to bomb threats or the presence of North African stowaways. Both Acciona Trasmediterránea and Spain’s merchant marine authority have refused to comment on the new regulations. Acciona Trasmediterránea will have to set a maximum tariff levels for passengers and vehicles that are linked to annual inflation and fuel rates. Spain awarded Acciona Trasmediterr-ánea the €41.64M ($53M) public tender to operate ferry services from Algeciras, Almeria and Malaga to Ceuta and Melilla for a five-year period.
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