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Morocco, which is already operating the Mediterranean’s largest container Port, Tanger Med, is poised to inaugurate another deepwater port dubbed Nador West Med, which would further strengthen the country’s role at the heart of global maritime traffic. While Tanger Med has a nominal capacity of 9 million containers, Nador will start with a capacity of […]
Marsa Maroc will operate the container terminal at the deep-water port, Nador West Med for 25 years, Moroccan media reported. Marsa Maroc will have to invest 200 million dirhams ($20 mln) in the terminal which will have a capacity of 3.5 million containers, L’Observateur du Maroc et de l’Afrique reported. The terminal has a depth […]
Morocco is preparing to launch a tender this summer to build a floating regasification unit in the port of Nador West Med, an energy ministry official said. A financial close is expected in 2025, with construction and entry into service seen in 2026, the official in charge of oil and gas at the ministry was […]
The African Development Bank Group has approved an additional financing of €57 million for Morocco to help finance the ongoing construction of the Nador West Med port complex. This financing completes a first funding of nearly €113 million, granted by the Bank in 2015, said AfDB in a press release, published on the sidelines of […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a €200 million loan to state-owned “Société Nador West MED” to enable it finance the basic infrastructure for a new port on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco in the city of Nador. The development of the port is a major boost for eastern Morocco and […]