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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.

Marsa Maroc looks at port concessions across Africa

Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Moroccan state-owned port operator Marsa Maroc aims to sign further concessions in Africa in the coming...

Morocco expects economic dividends from high-speed train

Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 25, 2018 – Morocco’s launch of Africa’s first high-speed train (LGV) is set to have a significant impact...

CMA CGM launches Morocco Reefer Tour”: CMA CGM

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – The French shipping group CMA CGM Group has announced the inauguration today in Casablanca of its...

Tanger Med Port Center hosts 5th Tangier Logistics Days event

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 9, 2018 – Tanger Med Port Center welcomed over 350 operators to 5th Tangier Logistics Days event, designed as...

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...

Kalmar delivers new cranes to Eurogate Tanger

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Kalmar of Finland, part of Cargotec, is to deliver two rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to EUROGATE...

Tangier automotive developments concern Spanish operators

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Spanish port operators are increasingly concerned about the developing automotive industry sector in...

Varroc Lighting Systems to build new plant in Tanger Automotive City, Morocco

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – In September, India’s Varroc Lighting Systems announced that it would use a €16 million loan...

Tanger Med port set to start PSA vehicle exports

Tanger Med, (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – The TangerMed port complex is in preparation to start exporting locally made vehicles for PSA, the French...

PREMO inaugurates Tanger Med automotive facility

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – PREMO, the Spanish electronic components manufacturer, inaugurated its new factory in Tanger Free...

Mitsui Kinzoku Act sets up new company in Tanger Automotive City

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – In July, Japan’s Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation, specialised in the manufacture of functional...

Decathlon, 3M and Bosch increase export destinations from Tanger Med logistics free zone

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – In the third quarter of 2018 the logistics free zone (ZLF/Medhub) increased overall traffic flow by...

WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support

Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support Meeting on 3 October in Algiers,...

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...

Morocco’s port agency, Huelva port to improve connectivity

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP – the National Ports Agency) and Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH...

Andalusia sets up forum to develop port logistics links with Morocco

Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing has participated in a trade mission between Andalusia and Morocco...

Rising transfer of trucks to Morocco via Algeciras port to open business opportunities

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Andalusia’s regional government expects the number of trucks handled through Algeciras port to and...

Bilbao port receives Moroccan delegation

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has received a delegation of...

JTEKT hosts ground-breaking ceremony for new plant in Morocco

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – Japan’s JTEKT Corporation has hosted a ground-breaking ceremony on September 17, 2018, to...

Morocco’s Marsa Maroc net profit rises in H1

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Moroccan port operator Marsa Maroc recorded a net profit of MAD 325 million ($34.5 million/€29.7...

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