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.
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...
New desalinisation plant planned for Port city of Casablanca
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – State-owned Office National de l’Électricité et de l’Eau (ONEE – National Office of...
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...
Moroccan ports see 2021 cargo traffic up 3.5%
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – Total cargo handled by ports administered by state-owned Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP)...
Tanger Med handled 7.17 million TEU in 2021, up 24%
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 12, 2022 – The Tanger Med Port Authority has reported that the facility handled 7,173,870 TEUs in 2021, up a huge...
New UK-Morocco cargo sea service avoids Brexit red tape
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) January 12, 2022 – United Seaways has launched a weekly Ro-Ro service directly linking Poole on the Southern coast...
Morocco picks Mohammedia for potential floating gas facility
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – The Government of Morocco has invited bids to produce a study for the upgrade of Mohammedia port,...
Consul General of Morocco visits the Port of València, a strategic country in trade relations
València, December 23, 2021- The Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco in Valencia, Mustapha Sadiq, has visited the facilities of the Port of València...
Tanger Med and Tanger Med 2 to merge into one new legal entity
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 19, 2021 – It has been agreed that Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA) will merge with and acquire Tanger Med 2...
Tanger Med Zones is developing a new commercial zone located between Tetouan and M’diq at Cabo Negro
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – Tanger Med Zones, a subsidiary of the Tanger Med Group, has started developing a new commercial...
22 countries sign Clydebank Declaration to boost green shipping
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) November 18, 2021 – Over 20 countries have signed the Clydebank Declaration to develop at least six green shipping...
EUROKAI reports improved Jan-Sep 2021 TEU statistics
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) November 17, 2021 – In the period January-September 2021, the EUROKAI Group handled 9.25 million TEUs, up +15.3% on the...
Vertiv announces the launch of its million dollar hub in Tanger Med
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has announced the launch of its million dollar hub in Tanger Med,...
Tanger Med sets productivity records
Container Terminal 4 (MedPort APM Terminals) at Tanger Med achieved two handling records last September – November 15, 2021 The first achievement of 215...
Tanger Med – Total digitization of the import and export port passage from November 15th
Tanger Med informs its customers and partners that, from now on, the formalities of the import and export port passage for containers and trucks activities...
U.S. Chargé D’Affaires David Greene visits Tangier
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 15, 2021 – U.S. Chargé D’Affaires David Greene has visited Tangier and the Tanger Med logistics complex. The...