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The Moroccan Port of Tangier Ville is located at the entry of the Strait of Gibraltar in the most western part of the city of Tangier. It is located in the city of Tangier itself, on a bay between Cap Spartel and Cap Malabata. Moroccan ports are managed by state-owned Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP).

Huelva seeks to gain market share in links to Morocco

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has participated in the discussion sessions...

Morocco and EU look to simplify procedures between ports in the Mediterranean

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 27, 2018 – Morocco’s Agence nationale des ports (ANP – National Ports Agency) and the...

Contship sees reduced container traffic in 2017

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Contship Italia Group, a maritime container terminal and intermodal operator, saw container volumes drop...

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...

Tanger Med exceeds for the first time the 50 million tons annual mark

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 12, 2018 – The port of Tanger Med recorded an increase in the various indicators of port activity during 2017,...

APM Terminals MedPort Tangier set to receive crane equipment from China

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 12, 2018 – APM Terminals MedPort Tangier is set to receive the first three, of a total of 12 advanced...

Barcelona gets award port for developing Morocco’s trade links to Europe

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – The Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tangier (CECIT) has recognised the port of Barcelona for...

Varroc Lighting Systems to set up plant in Tanger Automotive City

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 17, 2017 – U.S.-based Varroc Lighting Systems is to establish a manufacturing and product development base in...

Morocco signs 26 local automotive projects

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 12, 2017 – The Moroccan government has signed deals for 26 auto industry projects, including several with Renault...

PSA group and Renault sign further auto agreements in Morocco

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 12, 2017 – Morocco has signed agreements for 26 automotive projects linked to its growing industrial capacity in...

China’s BYD to set up electric car production plant in Tangier, Morocco

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 12, 2017 – The BYD group of China is to set up a production unit of electric cars near Tangier in the north of...

Siemens exports first wind turbine equipment under “Made in Morocco”

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – Following the inauguration of its wind turbine blade factory in October 2017 in Tangier, Siemens...

Decathlon unveils largest logistics centre in Morocco in Tangier

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – The last stage of the Decathlon logistics platform, with an investment of more than MAD 100 million ,...

Nippon Express to open branch in Casablanca

Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 3, 2017 – Nippon Express, a global logistics company, is to open a branch office in the Moroccan port of...

Tanger Med port hopes to join One Belt, One Road initiative

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – Morocco’s Tanger Med port hopes to strengthen its cooperation with Chinese companies and join One...

Bombardier speeds up Casablanca-Tangier port rail link

Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 24, 2017 – Bombardier Transportation has reached a significant milestone in its rail modernisation projects...

Tangier hosts International Days on Mediterranean marinas

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 21, 2017 – The Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara presided over the opening...

Málaga port studies launch of ferry line to Morocco

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 15, 2017 – Spanish state-run company Turismo Costa del Sol plans to carry out a study to look at the impact that a...

Spanish ceramics producers pass anti-dumping probe in Morocco

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 13, 2017 – On November 9, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Morocco published a notification which closes the...

CGEM renews APM Terminals Tangier’s CSR status

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 9, 2017 – Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM) has renewed the CSR of APM Terminals...

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