The maritime connectivity of Ceuta is once again at the center of institutional debate. The Government delegate in the autonomous city, Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano, has announced the launch of a study to analyze the feasibility of a public interest maritime line between Ceuta and Málaga, after holding a meeting with the General Secretariat of Air and Maritime Transport in Madrid.
This is an initiative still in its early stages that seeks to substantiate the need for this connection from a comprehensive approach, addressing criteria of demand, economic activity, and improving the mobility of Ceutíes. The proposal arises from a demand made by the localist party Ceuta Ya!, which has been calling for this alternative as a strategic necessity for the city.
The delegate wanted to emphasize the preliminary nature of the announcement. "I have not yet communicated any meeting because the first public communication, even private, regarding this study is being made here at the press conference," Pérez Triano noted, who advanced that a dialogue process will be opened with social agents, institutions, and political formations to shape the report that will support the proposal.
The Government intends to involve both the social agents of Ceuta and the regional government in the process, with the aim of constructing a solid diagnosis to determine if there is a real and sufficient demand to sustain the line. "The report will have to try to justify that this need exists," the delegate added, who described the proposal as "reasonable" and the study as "comprehensive". In his opinion, Málaga represents one of the main connection nodes for the Ceutíes, both because of its airport and its railway network, which would make the capital of Málaga a valuable link to the rest of the peninsula for the autonomous city.
