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Tanger Med

Tanger Med is a Moroccan industrial port complex, located 45 km northeast of Tangier and opposite Tarifa in Spain (15 km north) on the Strait of Gibraltar. It is a port complex operated by the Tanger Med Port Authority. Part of the port is occupied by the Logistics Free Zone “ZFL” managed by the company Medhub. This includes Tanger Automotive City. Tanger Med achieved record throughput of more than 7 million TEU in 2021.

Maersk relocates container traffic to Tanger Med from Algeciras

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Ministry has confirmed the decision of A.P. Moller–Maersk Group to move to Tanger Med...

Millionth Renault vehicle transported via Tanger Med Port

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 11, 2017 – Renault Maroc, part of the French Renault automotive group, and Tanger Med Port celebrated on June 6 the...

UN report highlights achievements of Tangier port

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – The United Nations (UN) has produced a report entitled, “Economic Report on Africa 2017 –...

French Renault invests €2.1 billion in Tangier

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – French automobile giant Renault has invested €2.1 billion ($2.29 billion) in the building of a plant and the...

TMPA awarded CSR Label by CGEM

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) May 26, 2017 – The CSR label has been awarded to Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA) by la Confédération Générale des...

Beginning of the LPG activity at Tanger Med

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) May 26, 2017 – The Epic Barnes gas ship made its first stop at Tanger Med port on March 5, 2017 and was charged with...

Tanger Med completes bond issue

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) May 26, 2017 – On March 17, Tanger Med Special Agency (TMSA) concluded the bond issue started on March 15th, 2017 of...

Event – 9th European Harbour Masters’ Committee seminar – May 11-12, 2017, Tanger Med

Tanger Med. Morocco (PortSEurope) May 18, 2017 – The biennial European Harbour Masters’ Committee (EHMC) seminar is a one-day event that offers...

Tanger Med managers to visit Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – The recent extension to Tanger Med of the Motorway of the Sea connecting Vigo port to Nantes has attracted the...

Vigo port presents its logistics complex, line to Tanger in Munich

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has travelled to Munich to...

Morocco targets 10% rise of bunkering services revenue

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Morocco is targeting an increase of 10% in bunkering revenues this year, the Merchant Marine director of...

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...

IDC prepares measures to avoid cargo diversion

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) is preparing to announce measures to avoid the diversion of...

CMA CGM upgrades northern Europe and eastern Mediterranean Sea service

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 2017 – CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, is pleased to announce the new upgraded service offer NC...

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...

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