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The Moroccan Port of Tangier Ville is located at the entry of the Strait of Gibraltar in the most western part of the city of Tangier. It is located in the city of Tangier itself, on a bay between Cap Spartel and Cap Malabata. Moroccan ports are managed by state-owned Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP).

Algeciras port eyes improvements on Tarifa-Tánger Ville ferry line

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Algeciras port representatives met managers of Morocco’s Port de Tanger ville (Tánger...

Arkas Line updates line calling at Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Arkas Line has announced updates for the services offered at the port of Genoa. With a view to improving the...

Hapag-Lloyd to launch container line linking Tangiers to Senegal, Mauritania

Tangiers, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – The world’s fifth-largest container owner, the German Hapag-Lloyd AG, has announced the launch of...

Morocco’s Tangier-ville port gets modern marina

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 11, 2018 – Tangier port has undergone major changes with a redeveloped marina, as a result of the redevelopment of...

Local press reports Volkswagen considering new Morocco plant

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 28, 2018 – There are unconfirmed reports locally that German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen AG will soon...

Morocco to review its National Ports Strategy

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 11, 2018 – In 2010, Morocco launched its National Ports Strategy (SNP), a strategy designed to run until 2030....

Automakers benefit from EBRD investment in Tangier and Kenitra ports

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to lend €16 million ($18.58...

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...

South Korea’s Hands Corporation to open Tangiers plant

Tangier, Morocco  (Ports Europe) April 13, 2018 – South Korean wheel manufacturer, Hands Corporation, is to construct a factory worth MAD 4.33 billion...

EUROGATE International reports container throughout figures for 2017

Bremen, Germany (Ports Europe) April 12, 2018 – As part of EUROGATE’s figures for the 2017 financial year, container throughput for EUROGATE...

FRS Motril-Tangier line breaks traffic record

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2018 – German company Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) has broken its own record in the line connecting the ports...

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,...

Emirates Logistics and Adidas open Tanger Med port logistics facility

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 3, 2018 – The UAE-based freight and logistics chain, Emirates Logistics and Adidas AG, the German sports...

Eurogate container handling volumes remain stable

Bremerhaven, Germany (Ports Europe) January 31, 2018 – Despite a turbulent year in corporate ownership in the container circuit, Eurogate maintained...

Prettl to open facility in Automotive City Tangier

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 31, 2018 – The German group Prettl, a manufacturer of auto parts, has announced the construction of a new...

Vigo port seeks to improve ties with Tanger Med

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2018 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) received the visit of a delegation from Tanger Med port,...

Morocco and EU look to simplify procedures between ports in the Mediterranean

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 27, 2018 – Morocco’s Agence nationale des ports (ANP – National Ports Agency) and the...

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