DR ‹ › Thousands of trucks bound for Morocco, along with their drivers, were left stranded on Wednesday in and around the Port of Algeciras after all parking areas reached full capacity. The disruption was caused by near-total paralysis at the port due to Storm Kristin and severe maritime weather conditions. Many drivers were forced to spend the night in their cabins while waiting for authorization to enter the port. By Thursday morning, January 29, port authorities began to gradually resume operations, allowing limited truck movements, particularly for vehicles heading to Ceuta. However, many trucks remain immobilized, pending further clearance and improvements in weather conditions. Ferry services on the Algeciras–Tangier Med and Algeciras–Ceuta routes have also resumed progressively. In contrast, maritime crossings between Tarifa and Tangier remain suspended until further notice. At the Port of Tarifa, passengers seeking to travel to Morocco were required to postpone their journeys or redirect to Algeciras, where connections to Ceuta and Tangier Med reopened yesterday morning after several days of suspension. These disruptions come amid a spell of severe winter weather affecting southern Spain since Monday, marked by continuous rainfall, wind gusts exceeding 110 km/h, and waves of more than four meters in the Strait of Gibraltar, prompting ferry operators to cancel multiple services.
