Morocco
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.
Indore International opens facility in Tanger Med Industrial Platform
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 25, 2023 – India’s Indore Composite Pvt Ltd, a leading manufacturer and supplier of advanced composite...
Marsa Maroc reports cargo traffic up +7% in Q1 2023
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023, Marsa Maroc handled 12.7 million tons (mt) of cargo, up +7% on the same...
World Bank publishes “The Container Port Performance Index 2022
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 29, 2023 – The World Bank has published “The Container Port Performance Index 2022: A Comparable Assessment of...
EUROKAI sees TEU handling down over 16% in Q1 2023
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 17, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023 the container terminals in the EUROKAI Group saw an overall decline in...
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier receives new cranes
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – APM Terminals MedPort Tangier in Morocco has received the first of four batches of new dual...
Maritima Peregar starts freight line between the ports of Malaga, Tanger Med
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) March 7, 2023 – The Maritima Peregar company has started a regular freight line between the ports of Malaga and Tanger Med....
State-owned Moroccan ports see cargo traffic down -4.2% in 2022
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 19, 2023 – Ports managed by state-owned Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP) handled over 87.2 million tons (MT)...
Tanger Med Port Authority reports an improved performance in 2022
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – The Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA) has produced a summary of the port’s performance in 2022...
Port of Huelva signs protocol with Morocco
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2023 – The Port of Huelva has signed a protocol for the study and potential development of digitization...
Baleària starts daily Motril-Tanger Med cargo service
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Baleària has started up a new cargo line to connect the ports of Motril and Tangier Med on a daily...
EBRD lends a further €100 million to Nador West Med in Morocco
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing additional loan financing of €100 million to Société Nador West Med (NWM) for...
Valencia looks to increase trade with Northern Morocco
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – The Port of València is looking to increase its cargo trade with the ports of Northern Morocco. To...
Eurokai sees slight fall in container traffic in Q3 2022
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) November 9, 2022 – In January-September 2022, the container terminals of the EUROKAI Group saw a slight overall decline in...
La Méridionale connects Barcelona, Tanger Med with new service
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – La Méridionale is connecting Barcelona and Tanger Med with new service with capacity for up to 100...
Cepsa and ExxonMobil extend deal into Morocco
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – Cepsa and ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical BV (ExxonMobil) have renewed their agreement for the...
British MPs visit Tanger Med Port, Morocco
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) October 15, 2022 – Yesterday, a delegation of British Members of Parliament (MPs) visited Tanger Med Port in Northern...
CMA CGM to launch Morocco Shuttle, linking Morocco, France & Spain
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 11, 2022 – CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division to launch Morocco Shuttle, a new butterfly service linking...
Motherson opens new facility in Tanger Med Industrial Platform
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – India’s Motherson has opened a new facility in Tanger Med Industrial Platform. It is a part of...
Morocco and Ireland discuss maritime cooperation
Cork, Ireland (Ports Europe) September 26, 2022 – Morocco and Ireland have discussed maritime cooperation with possible links between Cork and Tangier...
APM Terminals West Med announces management changes
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 19, 2022 – Effective September 2022, Nabil Zine-Eddine has been appointed Chief Operations Officer at APM...