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Originally Posted by Tim Cullis
You have to ask... just how many people would use such a service on a regular basis week-in, week-out during the year, to justify the investment?
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Tim, there is no need to ask anything.
Obviously, from your comment it is clear that you don't know the immense human 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.
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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?
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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...
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Its not beyond reason to assume that the ferry company feels there's enough potential to make it a viable route
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