Dakhla and Nador West Med are already appearing on Brussels’ radar. The European Commission cites the two future Moroccan hubs among the ports that shipping companies could use to reduce their exposure to the European carbon market.
Morocco is shifting into high gear. Confirming its ambitions as a global logistics hub, the Kingdom will commission two new major ports over the next three years. The objective is to duplicate the success of Tanger Med on the Mediterranean and Atlantic facades.
Through the construction of the Dakhla Atlantique port, a structuring mega-project of the new development model of the southern provinces, Morocco aims to be a new strategic site to confirm its African anchoring.
A delegation of Arab ambassadors, composed of representatives in Rabat from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Jordan, visited Dakhla . Objective: to take stock of the economic projects launched in the region, particularly in the fisheries sector.
The creation of economic activity zones at the new Dakhla Atlantique Port is a concern for the authorities. These zones will serve as a logistical and economic tool to facilitate the economic and social structuring of southern Morocco.
The Directorate of Ports and the Maritime Public Domain of the Moroccan Ministry of Equipment has just launched the call for tenders, with pre-selection, for the construction work of the strategic Atlantique Dakhla port. The opening of the bids is scheduled for January 21, 2021 at 10 a.m. in Rabat.