New cruise terminal of Casablanca port, a world-class infrastructure to elevate the city’s tourism offering

The new cruise terminal of the port of Casablanca, inaugurated Thursday by King Mohammed VI, is an international-standard facility that will elevate the city’s tourism offering and appeal and support the promotion of cruise activity at the port.

With investments of around MAD 720 million, this project is part of the restructuring and development program for the Casablanca port complex, aimed at strengthening the economic and tourism influence of this metropolis.

In a statement to the press, Minister of Tourism Fatim-Zahra Ammor emphasized that this ferry terminal can accommodate up to 450,000 cruise passengers per year, and is built to receive ships up to 350 meters long and 45 meters wide.

Thanks to its location on the Atlantic coast, the new terminal will boost Casablanca’s tourism offering by transforming the Kingdom’s economic capital into a strategic hub for cruises between Europe, the Canary Islands and America, she added.

Ammor also noted that this project aims to position the Kingdom on the global cruise tourism stage, thereby further enhancing the country’s international standing.

The project involved the construction of a ferry terminal, the development of a landing stage with a total length of approximately 650 m, the installation of three gangways (one fixed and two telescopic), and the construction of a parking area with a capacity for 44 coaches.

It aims to hoist the Kingdom’s metropolis to the ranks of a tourist destination of choice, strengthen its assets in terms of business and cruise tourism, and harmoniously support the economic, urban, and demographic development of the entire region.