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Morocco is a country in Northwest Africa with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Its port industry is dominated by the Tanger Med Port complex on the northern coast, just 45 km northwest of Tangier. Tanger Med has both a growing port which handled over 7 million TEU in 2021 and a highly developed industrial zone. The zone includes Tanger Automotive City which houses car manufacturers such as Renault.

Baleària starts daily Motril-Tanger Med cargo service

Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Baleària has started up a new cargo line to connect the ports of Motril and Tangier Med on a daily...

EBRD lends a further €100 million to Nador West Med in Morocco

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing additional loan financing of €100 million to Société Nador West Med (NWM) for...

Valencia looks to increase trade with Northern Morocco

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – The Port of València is looking to increase its cargo trade with the ports of Northern Morocco. To...

Eurokai sees slight fall in container traffic in Q3 2022

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) November 9, 2022 – In January-September 2022, the container terminals of the EUROKAI Group saw a slight overall decline in...

La Méridionale connects Barcelona, Tanger Med with new service

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – La Méridionale is connecting Barcelona and Tanger Med with new service with capacity for up to 100...

Cepsa and ExxonMobil extend deal into Morocco

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – Cepsa and ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical BV (ExxonMobil) have renewed their agreement for the...

British MPs visit Tanger Med Port, Morocco

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) October 15, 2022 – Yesterday, a delegation of British Members of Parliament (MPs) visited Tanger Med Port in Northern...

Motherson opens new facility in Tanger Med Industrial Platform

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – India’s Motherson has opened a new facility in Tanger Med Industrial Platform. It is a part of...

Morocco and Ireland discuss maritime cooperation

Cork, Ireland (Ports Europe) September 26, 2022 – Morocco and Ireland have discussed maritime cooperation with possible links between Cork and Tangier...

APM Terminals West Med announces management changes

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 19, 2022 – Effective September 2022, Nabil Zine-Eddine has been appointed Chief Operations Officer at APM...

APM Terminals uses software to reduce container damage at Tanger Med

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 8, 2022 – APM Terminals is using software to reduce container damage at Tanger Med caused by wind gusts at...

Dutch company to build renewable energy facility in Port of Jorf Lasfar

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – The Dutch engineering company Proton Ventures will build a renewable energy facility...

Germany’s Stahlschmidt International sets up in Tanger Automotive City

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – Germany’s Stahlschmidt International Holding GmBH (SCS) sets up in Tanger Automotive City....

Moroccan ports handled 23.5 million tonnes of cargo in Q2 2022, +0.5%

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 1, 2022 – Moroccan ports handled 23.5 million tonnes of cargo in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of...

Marsa Maroc increases cargo handling in first half of 2022

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 31, 2022 – Marsa Maroc increases cargo handling in first half of 2022 by +9% to 25 million tons, compared to...

Over 500,000 passengers pass through Tanger Med in Marhaba campaign

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) August 9, 2022 – Since the beginning of the Marhaba campaign and until August 1, 2022, 530,436 passengers (+10%...

APM Terminals MedPort Tangier invests in emissions-reducing equipment

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 20, 2022 – APM Terminals MedPort Tangier invests in emissions-reducing equipment, including fully electric or...

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