A parliamentarian’s rant against Algerian ferry companies

As the summer of 2024 draws to a close, CEO Ferries from AlgeriaHe assured that despite all the problems, his company was able to operate 98% of the projects.

However, according to Abdelouahab Yagoubi, deputy director of immigration, the Algerian ferry company “ Missed another summer “. The councillor wondered on his Facebook page whether these failures would be repeated in the summer of 2025.

The MP said the deteriorating travel conditions on Algerian ferries showed that “ Passengers (Algerians) have no value or rights » They are “ Held hostage » amid a whirlwind of delays and cancellations the company continues to announce.

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The MP paid special attention to the charter of the Moby Dada ship, which has attracted much attention, and recalled the announcement made by the CEO of the Algerian Ferries Company on August 24: Termination of Contract ” because” The ship’s engine and its air conditioning system malfunctioned ».

For the MP, this decision is not enough. He assured us that we must ask ourselves “Based on what criteria was this damn charter contract signed? » And it is also necessary to Those responsible for this scandal consider themselves incompetent He therefore called for a parliamentary inquiry and audit into the conditions of the Mobida’s charter, which he described as “ destroy ».

Mr. Yagoubi also condemned “ Total inability to work » Faced with the deterioration of Algeria’s maritime sector, the government recalled its commitment announced in August 2021 to open it up to private investment, but it has yet to deliver.

It should be reminded that the Moby Dada has experienced several breakdowns since its charter by the Algerian Ferries Company in February 2024. However, the most notable one remains the one that affected it in mid-July last year and ultimately stranded it in the port of Alicante, Spain, thus causing penalties for several passengers and disrupting the company’s schedule.

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