SGTM enters the second half of 2026 with 34.8 billion dirhams in orders. The Moroccan construction giant is working in particular on the ports of Dakhla Atlantique, Nador West Med and Tanger Med, as well as on the future terminal at Casablanca’s Mohammed V Airport.
Portugal wants to persuade the European Union to suspend part of its carbon rules for maritime transport. Lisbon claims that this mechanism is diverting ships from the port of Sines in favor of Moroccan facilities, particularly Tanger Med.
Tanger Med expects one of the summer’s biggest return peaks. MREs with some flexibility are invited to avoid, if possible, the days from August 25 to 29, which are expected to see very heavy traffic toward Europe.
Tanger Med was not yet open when the Spanish press was already worried about its consequences. Twenty-three years later, the Moroccan port has overtaken Algeciras and its name continues to be associated in Spain with the same words: rival, competition, threat.
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.
A shipment of equipment destined for Elbit Systems Land was intercepted in Malaysia, according to the BDS movement. It was aboard the Berlin Maersk, a container ship scheduled to call at Tanger Med at the end of August.
A shipment of watermelons was carrying 350 kilos of cannabis resin at the Tanger Med port. The 42-year-old Moroccan truck driver was arrested.
Faced with the massive arrival of MREs heading to Morocco, the port of Algeciras temporarily suspended the boarding of freight trucks in order to reserve more space for cars on the ferries.
The Port of Algeciras is expecting very high traffic as part of Marhaba 2026. MREs are urged to prepare their passage and especially not to enter the terminal without a confirmed ticket.
Designed to accelerate Morocco’s industrialization, Tanger Med has largely succeeded in its mission. But the massive arrival of Chinese investors around the port and in the automotive sector is now worrying the European Union, which fears a new gateway to its market.
Tanger Med has set its critical threshold for major summer departures. When traffic exceeds 500 vehicles per hour, the port switches to the highest alert level and immediately reinforces the resources deployed to prevent saturation.
Operation Marhaba 2026 confirms a sharp decline in crossings linking Motril to Moroccan ports. While certain routes to Tangier and Nador are holding steady or advancing, connections departing from the Andalusian port are recording spectacular drops since the start of summer.