Morocco
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.
Sanmar delivers Boğaçay series tug to Moroccan operator JL Tug
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – Sanmar has delivered a multi-purpose tug to the port of Jorf Lasfar, Morocco, a deepwater commercial...
521,000 vials of an illicit drug seized in Tanger Med
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 8, 2024 – Police in Tanger Med port have seized 521,000 vials of an illicit substance. The vials were found...
Morocco ports see cargo up nearly 25% in Q2 2024
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 2, 2024 – Ports managed by state-owned Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP) handled nearly 26 million tonnes of...
Marsa Maroc reports increased cargo in Q2 2024
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – Marsa Maroc has reported traffic figures for Q2 2024, including increased cargo. Marsa Maroc is the...
Tanger Med reports improved sales in Q2 2024
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA) recorded sales of DH1 billion (93.1 million euros) in Q2 2024,...
4.2 tonnes of hashish and 46 kg of cocaine seized in Western Sahara
El Guergarat, Western Sahara (Ports Europe) August 25, 2024 – The customs authorities in Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (old name Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira) seized 4.2...
Cavotec installs MoorMaster system in APM Terminals MedPort Tangier
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 21, 2024 – Cavotec has announced the commissioning of a MoorMaster automated vacuum mooring system at APM...
EBRD to furnish load to Nador West Med complex
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 17, 2024 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend 110 million euros to Nador West Med...
ONE launches Ocean Network Express Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 8, 2024 – Ocean Network Express (ONE) is launching Ocean Network Express Morocco, a joint venture company...
Spain-Morocco submarine railway tunnel plan reopened
Punta Paloma, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2024 – In a development that could reshape transport and trade between Europe and Africa, Spain and Morocco...
Grandi Navi Veloci opens office in Nador, Morocco
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 30, 2024 – The Italian ferry company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) has opened a new bureau in Nador, its second in Morocco...
African Development Bank lends €120 mln to Nador West Med
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 29, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved 120 million euros to...
Somagec, SGTM to extend Tanger Med passenger, Ro-Ro terminals
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 21, 2024 – The Moroccan consortium Somagec-SGTM (Societé Générale des Travaux du Maroc) has won the tender to...
Medusa plans North African subsea cable
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – The Medusa project plans an 8,700-km undersea cable linking North African countries – Morocco,...
Marsa Maroc takes full control of Port of Agadir
Agadir, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – Marsa Maroc has increased its shareholding in subsidiary Société De Manutention d’Agadir from 51%...
Companies sign real estate deal near Nador, Morocco
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – HB Holding N.V., a Dutch real estate and technology investment firm, and Marchica Med, a subsidiary of the...
Update: Marsa Maroc to manage Nador’s East Container Terminal
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – State-owned Marsa Maroc signed in June a contract to manage the East Container Terminal at Morocco’s...
New offices in Casablanca for Grimaldi Agencies Maroc
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 26, 2024 – Grimaldi Agencies Maroc has opened new offices in Casablanca. Managed by Mostafa Benhima, the company...
Marsa Maroc to manage the East Container Terminal at Nador port
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 26, 2024 – Marsa Maroc has signed a contract to manage the East Container Terminal at the port of Nador West Med (NWM)...
Genoa and Tangier sign “Friendship and Collaboration Pact”
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – The Municipalities of Genoa and Tangier have signed a “Friendship and Collaboration Pact” to...