Tim, there is no need to ask anything.
Obviously, from your comment it is clear that you don't know the immense human, personal, and commercial relationship that exists between the Canary Islands and the region of Morocco and the Sahara near the islands.

And two countries constantly insist on relaunching this line for the reasons already mentioned.

But here are constant administrative, bureaucratic, obstacles, and technical problems to be solved on both sides.

Thank you for your reply, Afrikiya.

I appreciate there is trade in agricultural and other products between Canaries and Morocco, and that there are already maritime connections between Canaries (Las Palmas) and Agadir/Casablanca, however the thread is about a regular ferry service for vehicles and passengers.

What information do you have to suggest that there is sufficient demand for this to be a viable route?

There is consistent enough demand for multiple ro-ro ferry connections from mainland Spain to the Canaries, and you see foreign plated vehicles there quite a lot - particularly motorcycles and campers.

It's not controversial to think that a big chunk of the people who currently spend thousands of euros and effectively two full days at sea for that leg, would be very happy to extend their holiday by going from Tangier to Tarfaya instead...

Its not beyond reason to assume that the ferry company feels there's enough potential to make it a viable route doh

Not many, probably better if it sailed from Agadir , but it looks 3 times further away

"Spanish jobs for Spanish people, especially in the port of Cadiz?"

This year, having been on a flying visit to Tenerife (Spain) and Morocco by motorcycle, departing from Algeciras/ Spain, I think I can make the observation there might be Spanish political resistance to a port in Morocco connecting to the Canary Islands, that'd take jobs away from Spain/ Cadiz.

Based on my observations the Canaries and Morocco both have a large winter influx of European retirees in wobble boxes who seem to enjoy freecamping on carparks doh. These overwinterers are the same market niche, whether they travel mainland Spain/ Morocco or mainland Spain/ the Canaries or who would consider mainland Spain to Morocco to the Canaries.

I recon Spanish politicians and their voters would have a problem if Morocco would take jobs away from them.

You're welcome Tim.

Perhaps you did not read that:

- the first thing I mentioned was the immense personal relationship, apart from the commercial one, between the two regions,

- I also told you that two countries, and the shipping companies, have a repeated interest in relaunching this passenger and vehicle line, and also commercial, and obviously they have it because they know the potential and the existing needs in this regard,

As it seems you didn't read that, maybe that's why you kindly remember me what the thread is about.


You asked me "What information do you have to suggest that there is sufficient demand for this to be a viable route?":

- I don't suggest, it's obvious, read the previous post and what I said once again above

- I also know it for the same reason that I thought you would know it too, for having travelled for many years: for having come into contact with people from the area in Morocco and the Sahara, from knowledge of the area, of their interrelation in that sense, from what I have been told by so many Canarians living in the area of El Aaiún, Tarfaya, Boujdour, etc., as well as by people from El Aaiún, Bojador, and Tarfaya, and many other areas, living in the Canary Islands, both businessmen, with commercial relations on both sides, and individuals.

- As a former journalist, editor, I'm sure you're much more able than I am to find sources that provide you with the technical studies information you need about the demand that would make this route viable.