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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 Zones – an example for port development and growth

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – Tanger Med Zones, the developer and operator of the Tanger Med industrial platform, facilitates the...

Kalmar receives order from APM Terminals Tangier

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 29, 2022 – Kalmar has received a repeat order for shuttle carriers from APM Terminals in Tangier, Morocco. The first...

World Bank to provide finance for Nador West Med (NWM) port complex

Nador, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 27, 2022 – The World Bank has approved $250 million for the MA North-East Economic Development Project which aims to...

Port of Huelva attends logistics event in Casablanca

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – A delegation from the Port of Huelva has attended the IX International Transport and Logistics Exhibition...

European delegation visits Tanger Med port complex

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – Last Friday, a delegation of European institutions visited the Tanger Med port complex and the Renault...

Emirates Logistics opens new centre in Tanger Automotive City free zone

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 13, 2022 – Emirates Logistics LLC has inaugurated a new logistics centre in the Tanger Automotive City free zone....

4th Meeting of the AIVP – MedCruise Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities

On Tuesday 10th of May 2022, the 4th meeting for the Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities took place in a hybrid format, with participants meeting in...

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development invests in Moroccan ports

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) May 13, 2022 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to provide a €40 million ($41.6...

Hapag-Lloyd will launch the new regular service Turkey East Coast Express

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) April 27, 2022 – Hapag-Lloyd will launch the new service Turkey East Coast Express (TEX) in May 2022. The weekly service...

Hapag-Lloyd: New service between Western Mediterranean and Central-South America

Hamburg, April 12th 2022 – New Service between Western Mediterranean and Central-South America Direct connection between the Western Mediterranean and...

Expected return of passenger traffic between Spain and Morocco has a date

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) April 12, 2022 – Today the maritime ferry routes between the ports of Algeciras and Tangier-Med and between Tarifa and the...

Port of Algeciras hope for better relations with Morocco

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) March 31, 2022 – The president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA), Gerardo Landaluce, said...

Morocco announces new international automotive investments

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – Morocco has announced the signing of eight investment agreements with five companies in the automotive...

Trade exchanges between the ports of La Spezia and Casablanca benefit from European project FENIX

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – Circle Spa reports that trade exchanges between the ports of La Spezia and Morocco’s...

Car parts maker Martur Fompak expand Tanger facility

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 1, 2022 – Turkey’s car part manufacturer, Martur Fompak, will soon open 3,500 m² extension to its plant...

Tanger Med has published an activity report for 2021

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – Tanger Med has published an activity report for 2021 which details operations and achievements at...

Morocco’s Port of Casablanca sees total cargo down over -4% in 2021

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – Last year, the Port of Casablanca handled 29 million tons of cargo, equal to 32% of the total cargo...

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