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Morocco Opens First Nador West Med Terminal and Expands Tanger Med
Morocco will open Nador West Med’s first terminal on the Mediterranean in the coming days.
The terminal will handle 3.5 million containers a year, while a second, with capacity for 1.8 million, is due to open in April 2027.
The port development has attracted 54 billion dirhams in public and private investment and will also include facilities for hydrocarbons and liquefied natural gas.
Morocco plans to connect the port to rail and motorway networks and build nearby industrial zones expected to create 14,000 direct jobs.
At Tanger Med, the government plans a new port adding capacity for 4.5 million containers a year, with Maersk’s APM Terminals operating it.
The expansion will raise Tanger Med’s capacity to 20 million containers, putting it among the world’s 10 largest container ports and supporting Morocco’s aim to become a regional logistics and industrial hub.
Morocco said it will open the first terminal at Nador West Med in the coming days and begin expanding Tanger Med.
The first Nador West Med container terminal will have capacity for 3.5 million containers.
A second terminal at Nador West Med, with capacity for 1.8 million containers, is due to enter service in April 2027.
Tanger Med will be expanded with a new port adding capacity for 4.5 million containers a year, raising its total capacity to 20 million.
The projects are part of Morocco’s effort to strengthen its position as a regional logistics and industrial hub.
- Who
- Morocco, with King Mohammed VI chairing a meeting on the project.
- What
- Morocco said it would open Nador West Med’s first terminal and expand Tanger Med.
- When
- The first Nador West Med terminal is to open in the coming days; a second terminal is due in April 2027.
- Where
- At Nador West Med and Tanger Med, on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast.
- Why
- To strengthen Morocco’s position as a regional logistics and industrial hub and create economic and social benefits, including jobs.
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The royal palace announced the Nador West Med opening and Tanger Med expansion after King Mohammed VI chaired a project meeting.
The first terminal at Nador West Med is scheduled to open.
Nador West Med’s second terminal is due to enter service.
- Nador West Med first terminal
- Capacity of 3.5 million containers
- Nador West Med second terminal
- Capacity of 1.8 million containers; due in April 2027
- Project investment
- 54 billion dirhams ($5.5 billion)
- Tanger Med expansion
- Adds capacity of 4.5 million containers a year
- Tanger Med future capacity
- 20 million containers
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the projects should deliver tangible economic and social benefits for local communities and help create jobs for young people