The port of Tanger Med consolidates its position as a leader in container traffic in the Mediterranean, to the detriment of Algeciras. In 2021, the Moroccan port handled a total of 7,173,870 TEU containers, compared to 5,771,221 in 2020, an increase of 24%.
The French Embassy in Morocco announces that a new ferry connecting Tanger Med to Marseille has been chartered, to allow French citizens, European citizens and permanent residents in France, traveling in a vehicle registered in Europe, to return home. The boat will set sail on January 24.
The president of the State Ports, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, has stressed the need to put in place measures within the European Union to prevent a flight of traffic from the Spanish ports, particularly Algeciras, to Tanger-Med.
APM Terminals Tangier has just received the award for "Best Terminal in the World" for the year 2021, thus surpassing 75 APM Terminals port operators.
Morocco is preparing to launch the commercial zone located in Tetouan, near Ceuta, and developed by Tanger Med Zones, a subsidiary of the Tanger Med group, by April 2022.
An association of international road transport (TIR) professionals threatens to block the flow of goods transiting through the ports of Tanger Med and Algeciras for 72 hours. It has called on its members to suspend their activity as a protest against the restrictions on French and Spanish visas.
An expedition of 100 shipments of seasonal organic fruits and vegetables by the maritime line to connect the port of Tangier Med to that of Poole (United Kingdom) should be effective very soon.
A Moroccan residing abroad (MRE) was arrested on Saturday by customs elements operating at the Tanger Med port. He had in his possession more than 106,000 euros that were not declared to the competent services.
The judicial police elements of the port of Tanger Med thwarted on Thursday an attempt to traffic 22.8 kilograms of cocaine hidden on board a truck of international transport registered in Morocco.
A Moroccan residing abroad (MRE) was arrested on Saturday by customs elements operating at the Tanger Med port. He had in his possession a large sum of money in dirhams and foreign currency, which he was trying to smuggle into Moroccan territory.
On Monday evening, the customs elements operating at the Tanger Med port seized more than 52,000 euros from a Moroccan residing abroad. He wanted to introduce this sum into the national territory without declaration.
The launch of the maritime line connecting the port of Tanger Med to that of Poole (United Kingdom) should be effective this September. What are its advantages for Morocco ?