Africa Morocco Link
Africa Morocco Link (AML) is a ferry company in Morocco founded in 2016.[1] The company operates ferry services between Tangier in Morocco and Algeciras in Spain.[2] Together with Blue Star Ferries, Superfast Ferries, and Hellenic Seaways, AML is a subsidiary company of Attica Group, which is listed on the Athens Stock Exchange.
Type | SARL |
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Headquarters | Tangier, Morocco |
Area served | Strait of Gibraltar |
Services | Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
Parent | BMCE Bank (51%) Attica Holdings (49%) |
Website | www.aml.ma |
History
AML was created in 2016 following an agreement between BMCE Bank and Attica Holdings to operate scheduled ferry services from Morocco to Europe, under AML. Attica Group will hold a 49% participation in the new company, while 51% will be held by a group of Moroccan shareholders, led by BMCE Bank Of Africa Group.[3] AML inaugurated operations between Almeria and Nador on 15 October 2016 with the MV Diagoras sailing at 13:00 from Almeria. This is their second line connecting Morocco with Europe since the start of their operations in 2016.[4] Diagoras left AML's fleet on 26 December 2017.[5]
Fleet
Current fleet
Ship | Built | Entered service | Flag | Route | Notes |
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Morocco Star | 1980 | 2017 | Morocco | Algeciras–Tangier Med | |
Morocco Sun | 1980 | 2019 | Morocco | Algeciras–Tangier Med |
Former fleet
Ship | Built | Entered service | Left Fleet | Notes |
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El. Venizelos | 1984 | 2016 | 2016 | Chartered for Algeciras–Tangier Med (summer 2016) |
Aylah | 2009 | 2016 & 2017 | 2017 | Chartered for Algeciras–Tangier Med (summer 2016 and summer 2017) |
Queen Nefertiti | 1997 | 2017 | 2017 | Chartered for Algeciras–Tangier Med (summer 2017) |
Diagoras | 1988 | 2016 | 2017 | Chartered for Algeciras–Tangier Med (2016–2017) and for Almeria–Nador (October 2017) |
Hellenic Highspeed | 1997 | 2022 | 2022 | Chartered for Algeciras–Tangier Med (summer 2022) |
References
- ".: Blue Star Ferries - news & announcements". Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ".: Africa Morocco Link - Home". Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ".: Blue Star Ferries - news & announcements". Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ".: Africa Morocco Link's Almeria-Nador route inaugurated". Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "AML la compagnie maritime d'Othmane Benjelloun s'Intershippinise ?".