The entry of the Moroccan state into the shareholding of Boluda’s terminals in the archipelago is reinforced by the activation of Bir Anzarane, a state-owned military infrastructure designed to guarantee the security of its logistical investments. The port ecosystem of the Canary Islands has definitively turned towards strategic security. In the Canaries, only the Cabildo of Gran Canaria has requested that the central government veto this operation, citing national defense reasons, as reported by the newspaper Defensa.com.
After the acquisition of 50% of Boluda’s terminals by the Moroccan state, the new partners of the Valencian shipping company have taken military action. The consolidation of the state-owned Bir Anzarane air base emerges as the executor of this alliance: a state-of-the-art facility in Western Sahara equipped with drones capable of operating within a radius of 300 kilometers, thus securing the maritime corridor that connects the islands to the continent.
This maneuver closes a circle of absolute control. By becoming co-owners of key infrastructures in the Canaries, Boluda’s Moroccan partners not only manage the flow of goods but also deploy a doctrine of preventive defense to protect their assets. The Bir Anzarane base, strategically located 140 kilometers from Dakhla, functions as a technological shield. Its surveillance and attack drones ensure that any instability that could compromise the operations of the terminals where the Kingdom has just made a multi-million dollar investment is addressed.
The Bir Anzarane infrastructure has been designed for total autonomy in the hostile desert, featuring three-kilometer runways, advanced control towers, and maintenance hangars. For the investment market, the message is one of stability guaranteed by force: the partner of Boluda is, at the same time, the guarantor of air security in ‘their ‘region. The drones’ ability to operate by ‘line of sight’ for up to 300 kilometers allows for constant monitoring of routes to Mauritania and the southern flank of the Canaries, eliminating the dependence on external satellites for immediate precision interventions.
This deployment turns the provinces of the Sahara into an impregnable stronghold that protects shared commercial interests. The symbiosis is perfect: while Boluda provides logistical know-how and terminal networks, the Moroccan state provides territorial sovereignty and military strength. Boluda’s partners respond with a reality of accomplished facts: the port business in the central Atlantic now has its own state-owned aerospace defense system based in Rabat.
