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.
Tanger Med Port traffic climbed in Q1 2017
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 8, 2017 – In the first quarter of 2017 container traffic at Tanger Med port increased 10.2%, while the passenger...
Eurogate Group presents its results for the 2016 financial year
Bremen, Germany (Ports Europe) April 6, 2017 – EUROGATE Group today presented its results for the 2016 financial year – expansive business...
Bayonne port participates in Hispano-Moroccan maritime meeting
Bayonne, France (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – Bayonne port has participated in the VI Hispano-Moroccan meeting of the Maritime, Transport and Logistics...
Casablanca port starts development project
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – Two projects have been launched in Casablanca worth a total of MAD 340 million (€31.7 million/$29.7...
Moroccan government to invest MAD 2.5 billion in port infrastructure this year
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – This year will be marked by the launch of new infrastructure projects at Moroccan ports, l’Agence...
GNV launches Barcelona-Nador ferry service
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – Starting next June, the Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) S.p.A. will launch a new maritime...
Siemens technology for Africa’s first automated container terminal
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Siemens will supply technology for Africa’s first automated container terminal. Electrical...
Kalmar signs hybrid shuttle contract with APM Terminal in Tangier
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 2017 – Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with APM Terminals to deliver 30 Kalmar Hybrid Shuttle...
Rhenus to open logistic facilities in Tangier
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 14, 2017 – German logistics firm Rhenus officially opened its customs warehouse in Casablanca on February 2,...
Motril-Tangier Med line services 76,000 passengers
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2017 – More than 76,000 tonnes of goods and 3,852 trucks were handled at the maritime line linking the port of...
Nador port to start expansion works shortly
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Work on the construction of the integrated platform at Morocco’s Nador port will begin shortly....
Morocco to launch construction of multipurpose terminal at Agadir port in 2017
Agadir, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 4, 2017 – Moroccan national ports agency Agence nationale des ports (ANP) plans to launch new infrastructure...