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.
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...
Tanger Med port yields positive results from Operation Marhaba
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 19, 2018 – After Operation Paso del Estrecho (OPE) in Spain, a similar campaign in Morocco, named Operation...
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...
Huawei to set up regional logistics centre in Tanger Med port
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – Chinese telecommunications company Huawei is to set up a regional logistics centre in the port of...
New record records passenger traffic at Tanger Med port
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – As of August 25, Tangier-Med Port Authority (TMPA) said that a total of 842,698 passengers have...
Compañía Marítima Alborán starts Málaga-Tanger Med ferry service
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Compañía Marítima Alborán, owned by Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. and...
New company Alboran starts Málaga port-Tanger Med ferry service
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Alboran, owned 50% by Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas SA and Maritima Peregar SA group, has set up a...
Tanger Med Port container traffic up 7% in first half of 2018
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 8, 2018 – Tanger Med Port’s two terminals TC1 and TC2 handled 1.67 million TEU by the end of June 2018, up 7% on...
Tanger Med seeks to expand facilities, limit congestion
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – In 2017, the port handled some 51 million tonnes of cargo. The Moroccan port offer on the Mediterranean...
Tanger Med Port Authority to improve customs service
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – The Customs and Excise Administration (ADII) and Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA) have reached an...
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...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
Morocco becomes Vigo port’s leading trade partner
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2018 – Vigo launched a Motorway of the Sea (MoS) to Morocco’s Tanger Med in April 2017. The statistics for...
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,...
Algeciras port hosts meeting of Mediterranean, Atlantic corridors workgroup
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Algeciras port hosted the first meeting of the year of the working group of ports and intermodal...
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...
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...
Event: Mediterranean ports to attend Fruit Logistica in Berlin – February 7-9, 2017
Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – The annual Fruit Logistica show covers all sectors of the fresh produce business and provides a complete...
PSA set for automotive exports from Tanger Med, Morocco
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) Jnauary 14, 2018 – A well-honed operation is being put in place to sell Groupe PSA-manufactured vehicles in...