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.
Nexteer opens plant in Kenotra, Morocco
News Release – Nexteer Automotive opens 27th plant on Kenitra, Morocco – June 26, 2019 Nexteer Automotive hosted a ceremony with customers,...
APM Terminals marks opening of second terminal at MedPort Tangier
News Release – APM Terminals marks opening of second terminal at MedPort Tangier – June 28, 2019 APM Terminals second terminal in Morocco, MedPort...
Morocco launches Tanger-Med 2 terminals at Tangier port
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 1, 2019 – Tanger-Med 2 of Tangier port has been inaugurated to bolster Morocco’s position in the Mediterranean...
Sevilla port seeks to develop trade with Morocco
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2019 – A delegation from the Port Authority of Seville (APS) headed by the president of the institution, Rafael...
Valenciaport announces in Casablanca that it will organize the Mediterranean Ports & Shipping Fair in 2021
News – Valenciaport announces in Casablanca that it will organize the Mediterranean Ports & Shipping Fair in 2021 – June 27, 2019 Autoridad...
Morocco expands Tanger Med’s container capacity by 6 million TEUs annually
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Morocco opened on June 27 new terminals at Tanger Med port adding 6 million TEUs of annual capacity...
Castellón, Casablanca ports to intensify cargo exchange
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2019 – Castellón and Casablanca ports will sign cooperation agreements after the meeting between the heads of both...
Algeciras, Tanger Med port presidents meet to discuss cooperation
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2019 – The port authorities of Algeciras and Tanger Med, led on this occasion by the presidents of the harbours,...
CIRCLE will join the new edition of Mediterranean Ports & Shipping, in Casablanca
Press Release – CIRCLE: will join the new edition of Mediterranean Ports & Shipping, in Casablanca June 25-27th 2019 – Genoa, 25 June 2019...
Cádiz port president takes part in Andalusia-Morocco business meeting
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – Cádiz port’s president Teófila Martínez participated in the Andalusia-Morocco Business Meeting 2019,...
Castellón port’s traffic with Morocco quadruples in Jan-May 2019
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – Traffic between Castellón port and Morocco quadrupled in the first five months of 2019, up from 63,442...
Cargo record in Gijón port as 63,000 tonnes of coal are exported to Morocco
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2019 – The unloading of large bulk ships with iron and coal for ArcelorMittal’s factories has been a common image...
Motril port, Moroccan ambassador discuss OPE 2019
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2019 – The Moroccan consul in Almería, Kahlid Bouziane, has met with Motril port authority president, José García...
Tenerife, Málaga and Tangier plan all-season cruise business cooperation
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) May 27, 2019 -Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Port Authority of Tenerife) has...
Cagliari and Cadiz ports discuss cooperation to tackle North African port competition
Cadiz, Spain (PortSEurope) May 21, 2019 – Last weekend, Cadiz hosted the first International Maritime Law Congress, held in the Iberian port city, an...
PSA Peugeot Kenitra factory set for mid-year launch
Tanger Med, (PortSEurope) May 12, 2019 – French automaker PSA Peugeot aims to start production at its Kenitra factory in mid-2019, with CEO Carlos...
Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Launches Car Lock Plant in Tangier
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 7, 2019 – Japanese car supplier Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Corporation has launched the construction of a plant to produce...