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Tanger Med

Tanger Med is a Moroccan industrial port complex, located 45 km northeast of Tangier and opposite Tarifa in Spain (15 km north) on the Strait of Gibraltar. It is a port complex operated by the Tanger Med Port Authority. Part of the port is occupied by the Logistics Free Zone “ZFL” managed by the company Medhub. This includes Tanger Automotive City. Tanger Med achieved record throughput of more than 7 million TEU in 2021.

Morocco launches Tanger-Med 2 terminals at Tangier port

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 1, 2019 – Tanger-Med 2 of Tangier port has been inaugurated to bolster Morocco’s position in the Mediterranean...

Valenciaport announces in Casablanca that it will organize the Mediterranean Ports & Shipping Fair in 2021

News – Valenciaport announces in Casablanca that it will organize the Mediterranean Ports & Shipping Fair in 2021 – June 27, 2019 Autoridad...

Morocco expands Tanger Med’s container capacity by 6 million TEUs annually

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Morocco opened on June 27 new terminals at Tanger Med port adding 6 million TEUs of annual capacity...

Algeciras, Tanger Med port presidents meet to discuss cooperation

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2019 – The port authorities of Algeciras and Tanger Med, led on this occasion by the presidents of the harbours,...

Cagliari and Cadiz ports discuss cooperation to tackle North African port competition

Cadiz, Spain (PortSEurope) May 21, 2019 – Last weekend, Cadiz hosted the first International Maritime Law Congress, held in the Iberian port city, an...

Eurogate, Contship complete MINTT share acquisition

Tangier Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) May 10, 2019 – Eurogate International GmbH and Contship Italia SpA have completed a transaction to enter the capital...

DHL Global Forwarding sets up Logistics Hub in Tanger Med

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – DHL Global Forwarding, an international provider of air, sea and road freight services, is to set up...

Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Launches Car Lock Plant in Tangier

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 7, 2019 – Japanese car supplier Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Corporation has launched the construction of a plant to produce...

Eurogate announces 2018 results; Mediterranean terminal performance

Bremen, Germany (Ports Europe) April 5, 2019 – The EUROGATE Group has announced results for the financial year 2018. The group generated a net...

Marsa Maroc signs JV deal with Eurogate, Contship Italia

Tangier Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – Marsa Maroc has signed a joint venture with Eurogate International GmbH and Contship Italia...

Marsa Maroc contemplates growth opportunities in Africa

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 25, 2019 – Marsa Maroc is continuing its process of exploring international opportunities in Africa as it plans...

Ports included in updated Spain-Morocco bilateral agreement

Rabat, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – During an official visit of King Don Felipe VI and Queen Dona Letizia of Spain to Morocco, a number of...

EBRD to provide €7.5 million to Tuyauto Gestamp Morocco

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – The local automotive industry in Morocco has been boosted by the announcement from the European Bank...

Tanger Med port to strengthen maritime links with Vigo

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Tanger Med port is committed to strengthening its maritime connection with Vigo port to increase...

GEFCO supplies wagons to PSA Kenitra plant in Morocco

Tanger, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – GEFCO, a global operator in supply chain solutions and the European leader in automotive logistics,...

South European port authorities attend Berlin Fruit Logistica fair

Berlin, Germany (Ports Europe) January 25, 2019 – A number of southern European port authorities will be attending the 2019 Fruit Logistica fair, taking...

Morocco plans €165 million investment in 2019-2021 port plan

Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 6, 2019 – The Moroccan government’s Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP – National Ports Agency) in...

Belgian economic mission visits Tanger Med port

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 2, 2019 – On November 29, 2018, Tangier Med port received an official visit of the Belgian economic mission headed...

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...

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...

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