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.
Qindao Sentury Tire to build plant in Tanger Med
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) August 7, 2023 – Chinese tire manufacturer Qindao Sentury Tire is to build its first car tire factory in a Tanger Med...
Sea & Ports Group acquires NAL Maroc, Casablanca
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) August 4, 2023 – Sea & Ports Group has acquired NAL Maroc Maritime Agency in Casablanca, have purchased an initial...
Indore International opens facility in Tanger Med Industrial Platform
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 25, 2023 – India’s Indore Composite Pvt Ltd, a leading manufacturer and supplier of advanced composite...
Marsa Maroc reports cargo traffic up +7% in Q1 2023
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023, Marsa Maroc handled 12.7 million tons (mt) of cargo, up +7% on the same...
World Bank publishes “The Container Port Performance Index 2022
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) May 29, 2023 – The World Bank has published “The Container Port Performance Index 2022: A Comparable Assessment of...
EUROKAI sees TEU handling down over 16% in Q1 2023
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) May 17, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023 the container terminals in the EUROKAI Group saw an overall decline in...
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier receives new cranes
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) April 28, 2023 – APM Terminals MedPort Tangier in Morocco has received the first of four batches of new dual...
State-owned Moroccan ports see cargo traffic down -4.2% in 2022
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 19, 2023 – Ports managed by state-owned Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP) handled over 87.2 million tons (MT) in...
Tanger Med Port Authority reports an improved performance in 2022
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 16, 2023 – The Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA) has produced a summary of the port’s performance in 2022...
Port of Huelva signs protocol with Morocco
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2023 – The Port of Huelva has signed a protocol for the study and potential development of digitization processes...
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...
CMA CGM to launch Morocco Shuttle, linking Morocco, France & Spain
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 11, 2022 – CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division to launch Morocco Shuttle, a new butterfly service linking...