New ferry service between Motril and Melilla suspended
The Baleària shipping company has postponed its agreed summer start date for the ferry service between Motril and Melilla. Although the ink on the contract had dried and it was full steam ahead the shipping company has decided that due to the present economic climate and because of criticism from the PSOE party, they will delay opening the route. The PP party have come out with all guns blazing accusing the PSOE party of putting a stop to the service as they have been so unsupportive of it and have not defended the project which would benefit the towns enormously. Allegedly, the PSOE party campaigned against the route and the Baleària company say that if a political party is against it then they don’t want to open the line. The government in Melilla have announced that they are going to negotiate with other shipping companies that could operate a service between Melilla and Motril.