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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.

EMSA: SAFEMED IV Seminar on PSC in Morocco

October 9, 2019 EMSA has organized the training on Port State Control in Morocco, from 7 to 11 October 2019, within the EU funded SAFEMED IV project. 14...

Tangier city port issues tender for development plan

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 9, 2019 – Société d’Aménagement pour la Reconversion de la Zone Portuaire de Tanger (SAPT) is to issue a...

Delegation of Agence Nationale des Ports Morocco visits Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 4, 2019 – A delegation from Morocco’s Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP) has visited the port of Barcelona, as...

Luxembourg economic mission to Morocco focuses on Tanger-Med port

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) September 30, 2019 – A Luxembourg economic mission to Morocco, led by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the...

Tanger Med could benefit from EBRD loan to PSA Peugeot

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) September 10, 2019 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to a €75 million...

Japan’s Yazaki to open fourth plant in Morocco

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) September 4, 2019 – Yazaki Corporation, an automotive parts supplier, plans to open a new plant in Kenitra, Morocco, in...

Tanger Med strengthens its service offering for passengers by opening new ONOMO hotel

July 29, 2019 As part of the ongoing efforts to improve the comfort and travel conditions of passengers passing through the port, especially during the Marhaba...

Kalmar to upgrade Eurogate Tanger Med cranes to handle mega-sized container ships

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed an agreement with EUROGATE Tanger SA in Morocco to upgrade the...

Nador West Med on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco takes shape

August 16, 2019 In 2017 Temporary Works Design (TWD) sent Marcel Vosse and Sven van den Munckhof, their marine specialists, to a new marine construction...

Japan’s Kasai to set up automotive facility in Tanger Med

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) August 4, 2019 – Kasai Kogyo Co Ltd, a global Japanese automotive supplier, is to set up a logistics facility in Tanger...

Morocco develops ship repair facility at Laayoune port

Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 22, 2019 – Morocco’s Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP – National Ports Agency) is continuing a project to...

Nippon Express France opens new location in Tanger Med Port

News – Nippon Express France opens new location in Tanger Med Port, Morocco – July 1, 2019 Nippon Express France, S.A.S., a subsidiary of Nippon...

Morocco is consolidating itself as gateway for investment between Europe and Africa

Rabat, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 17, 2019 – “Morocco enjoys an extraordinary geo-strategic position thanks to its Mediterranean-Atlantic coastline...

Morocco port delegation visits India

Rabat, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 15, 2019 – From 25 to 27 June 2019, a delegation from Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP – National Ports Agency),...

Morocco studies new shipyard in Agadir port

Agadir, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 15, 2019 – Following a feasibility study, the Provincial Directorate of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water...

Circle announces cooperation with the ports of La Spezia and Casablanca

Milan, July 9, 2019 Circle S.p.A., leading its own Group specialised in process and management consulting services and in providing innovative technological...

Bedford Pumps to supply dock pumps to Casablanca

News Release – Bedford Pumps to supply dock pumps to Casablanca – July 8, 2019 Bedford Pumps Ltd, a manufacturer of high capacity engineered to...

Morocco hosts 1st African Port Forum

Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 8, 2019 – The 1st African Port Forum, held July 4-5 in Tangier, saw the participation of dozens of experts and by...

Nexteer opens plant in Kenotra, Morocco

News Release – Nexteer Automotive opens 27th plant on Kenitra, Morocco – June 26, 2019  Nexteer Automotive hosted a ceremony with customers,...

APM Terminals marks opening of second terminal at MedPort Tangier

News Release – APM Terminals marks opening of second terminal at MedPort Tangier – June 28, 2019 APM Terminals second terminal in Morocco, MedPort...

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