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.
JTEKT hosts ground-breaking ceremony for new plant in Morocco
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – Japan’s JTEKT Corporation has hosted a ground-breaking ceremony on September 17, 2018, to...
Morocco’s Marsa Maroc net profit rises in H1
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Moroccan port operator Marsa Maroc recorded a net profit of MAD 325 million ($34.5 million/€29.7...
Port of Tarragona and Bergé receive delegation from Port Training Institute of Morocco
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona) has welcomed a...
Local press reports Volkswagen considering new Morocco plant
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 28, 2018 – There are unconfirmed reports locally that German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen AG will soon...
Cádiz port receives delegation of Moroccan port sector representatives
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) has received a...
Tanger Med port yields positive results from Operation Marhaba
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 19, 2018 – After Operation Paso del Estrecho (OPE) in Spain, a similar campaign in Morocco, named Operation...
Morocco to review its National Ports Strategy
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 11, 2018 – In 2010, Morocco launched its National Ports Strategy (SNP), a strategy designed to run until 2030....
New rail link between Oujda city and Mediterranean port of Nador
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – The city of Oujda is to be connected to the Mediterranean port of Nador and its future port, Nador...
Huawei to set up regional logistics centre in Tanger Med port
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – Chinese telecommunications company Huawei is to set up a regional logistics centre in the port of...
Algeciras, Tarifa ports book record OPE figures over the weekend
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – Algeciras and Tarifa ports recorded data in the return phase of Operación Paso del Estrecho (OPE) during...
New record records passenger traffic at Tanger Med port
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – As of August 25, Tangier-Med Port Authority (TMPA) said that a total of 842,698 passengers have...
Spain’s Acciona in talks to start production of concrete boxes at Cádiz port
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) August 15, 2018 – Spanish infrastructure company Acciona is negotiating with Cádiz port authority the construction of a...
Moroccan entrepreneurs praise closure of customs at Melilla port
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 – Moroccan entrepreneurs has praised the decision of the authorities of the country to close the customs...
Spain, Morocco signs agreement for Europe-Africa transport flows studies
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2018 – Spain and Morocco signed an institutional agreement for the study of Europe-Africa transport flows in...
Compañía Marítima Alborán starts Málaga-Tanger Med ferry service
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Compañía Marítima Alborán, owned by Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. and...
Algeciras port breaks daily record of shipments to Morocco
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Algeciras and Tarifa ports broke the daily record of shipments to Morocco on August 6 since the launch of...
Marsa Maroc started operating a new information system at Casablanca port
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 17, 2018 – Marsa Maroc started operating a new information system at Casablanca port on July 2 which caused a...