For anyone who's interested in civil engineering and the like, there's a great thread on the new port on Skyscraper City. Post #70 on the thread shows a passenger train on the link between the passenger terminal at Tanger Med and the recently opened Tanger Ville station (in Tanger) with trains every two hours.
From 2013 the Tanger Ville station will host Morocco's first TGV links, with a target of cutting the transit time to Casablanca from nearly six hours to just over two.
Tanger City port will concentrate in future on cruise ships and the development of a marina.
I expect Tanger Med will have quite an impact on Ceuta. Ceuta is no longer the fastest crossing, especially as the Tanger Med ferries will do passport control onboard ship. On the other hand Ceuta still has cheapish fuel.
Tim
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