Morocco to review its National Ports Strategy
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) September 11, 2018 - In 2010, Morocco launched its National Ports Strategy (SNP), a strategy designed to run until 2030. After eight years…
Automakers benefit from EBRD investment in Tangier and Kenitra ports
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) September 7, 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to lend €16 million ($18.58 million) to Varroc Lighting Systems…
Morocco launches fishing port, marina in Tangier
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 14, 2018 – One of the last parts of the redevelopment programme for the Tangier city port area has just come…
Tangier port initiates new fishing port and marina
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 - As part of the Tangier port area rehabilitation program, King Mohammed VI initiated a new fishing port and marina, two…
South Korea’s Hands Corporation to open Tangiers plant
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) April 13, 2018 - South Korean wheel manufacturer, Hands Corporation, is to construct a factory worth MAD 4.33 billion dirhams ($472 million)…
EUROGATE International reports container throughout figures for 2017
Bremen, Germany (PortSEurope) April 12, 2018 - As part of EUROGATE's figures for the 2017 financial year, container throughput for EUROGATE International has been reported. La…
FRS Motril-Tangier line breaks traffic record
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) March 7, 2018 – German company Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) has broken its own record in the line connecting the ports of…
The world’s largest container-handling cranes arrive at APM Terminals MedPort Tangier
Tangiers, Morocco – APM Terminals MedPort Tangier has announced the arrival of three of the newest and largest ship-to-shore (STS) cranes in the world, designed…
Emirates Logistics and Adidas open Tanger Med port logistics facility
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) February 3, 2018 - The UAE-based freight and logistics chain, Emirates Logistics and Adidas AG, the German sports clothing manufacturer, have inaugurated a…
Eurogate container handling volumes remain stable
Bremerhaven, Germany (PortSEurope) January 31, 2018 - Despite a turbulent year in corporate ownership in the container circuit, Eurogate maintained stable container volumes. Container handling volumes…
Prettl to open facility in Automotive City Tangier
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 31, 2018 - The German group Prettl, a manufacturer of auto parts, has announced the construction of a new industrial site in…
Vigo port seeks to improve ties with Tanger Med
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 30, 2018 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) received the visit of a delegation from Tanger Med port, headed…
Huelva seeks to gain market share in links to Morocco
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) January 26, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has participated in the discussion sessions 'Simplification and digitalisation of procedures…
Morocco and EU look to simplify procedures between ports in the Mediterranean
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 27, 2018 - Morocco's Agence nationale des ports (ANP - National Ports Agency) and the Directorate-General for Maritime Transport of the…
Contship sees reduced container traffic in 2017
Milan, Italy (PortSEurope) January 25, 2018 - Contship Italia Group, a maritime container terminal and intermodal operator, saw container volumes drop 1.3% overall decrease in container…
PSA set for automotive exports from Tanger Med, Morocco
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) Jnauary 14, 2018 - A well-honed operation is being put in place to sell Groupe PSA-manufactured vehicles in Kenitra. The French manufacturer has…
Tanger Med exceeds for the first time the 50 million tons annual mark
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 12, 2018 - The port of Tanger Med recorded an increase in the various indicators of port activity during 2017, processing 51,328,150…
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier set to receive crane equipment from China
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 12, 2018 - APM Terminals MedPort Tangier is set to receive the first three, of a total of 12 advanced remote-controlled ship-to-shore (STS)…
Barcelona gets award port for developing Morocco’s trade links to Europe
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – The Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tangier (CECIT) has recognised the port of Barcelona for its…
Varroc Lighting Systems to set up plant in Tanger Automotive City
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 17, 2017 - U.S.-based Varroc Lighting Systems is to establish a manufacturing and product development base in Morocco. The facility…