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.
Melilla port, a victim of Spain-Morocco’s trade blockade
Melilla, Spain (PortSEurope) December 7, 2018 – The hardening of the commercial rows between Morocco and Spain has sunk the activity of the port of Melilla....
Inaugural visit to Agadir of CMA CGM Tangier
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – The French, Marseille-based CMA CGM Group has announced that CMA CGM Tangier has made its inaugural...
Marsa Maroc looks at port concessions across Africa
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Moroccan state-owned port operator Marsa Maroc aims to sign further concessions in Africa in the coming...
Morocco expects economic dividends from high-speed train
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 25, 2018 – Morocco’s launch of Africa’s first high-speed train (LGV) is set to have a significant impact...
CMA CGM launches Morocco Reefer Tour”: CMA CGM
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – The French shipping group CMA CGM Group has announced the inauguration today in Casablanca of its...
Tanger Med Port Center hosts 5th Tangier Logistics Days event
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 9, 2018 – Tanger Med Port Center welcomed over 350 operators to 5th Tangier Logistics Days event, designed as...
Algeciras port eyes improvements on Tarifa-Tánger Ville ferry line
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Algeciras port representatives met managers of Morocco’s Port de Tanger ville (Tánger...
Tangier automotive developments concern Spanish operators
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Spanish port operators are increasingly concerned about the developing automotive industry sector in...
Varroc Lighting Systems to build new plant in Tanger Automotive City, Morocco
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – In September, India’s Varroc Lighting Systems announced that it would use a €16 million loan...
Tanger Med port set to start PSA vehicle exports
Tanger Med, (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – The TangerMed port complex is in preparation to start exporting locally made vehicles for PSA, the French...
PREMO inaugurates Tanger Med automotive facility
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – PREMO, the Spanish electronic components manufacturer, inaugurated its new factory in Tanger Free...
Mitsui Kinzoku Act sets up new company in Tanger Automotive City
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – In July, Japan’s Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation, specialised in the manufacture of functional...
Decathlon, 3M and Bosch increase export destinations from Tanger Med logistics free zone
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – In the third quarter of 2018 the logistics free zone (ZLF/Medhub) increased overall traffic flow by...
WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support Meeting on 3 October in Algiers,...
Morocco’s Tangier-ville port gets modern marina
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 11, 2018 – Tangier port has undergone major changes with a redeveloped marina, as a result of the redevelopment of...
Morocco’s port agency, Huelva port to improve connectivity
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP – the National Ports Agency) and Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH...
Rising transfer of trucks to Morocco via Algeciras port to open business opportunities
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Andalusia’s regional government expects the number of trucks handled through Algeciras port to and...