There is no doubt that shipping professionals are familiar with the Moroccan city of Tangier, as it is ranked 50th among container ports worldwide. The first container terminal opened in 2007 and has since been joined by three others; two at Tanger Med port 1 and two at Tanger Med port 2.
Tanger Med Special Agency, the port authority, decided to create a subsidiary to commercialise these industrial zones, and so Tanger Med Zones was born. Its role is to build and operate the zones, including warehouses designed to the specifications of the companies using them. Tanger Med Zones was allocated 5,000 hectares for development and today 1,600 hectares are full.
In addition to the actions of the Moroccan state, automotive OEMs and their logistics partners have been busy setting up and supporting new manufacturing operations – one of the most recent being PSA at Kenitra. Automotive Logistics speaks to Alexis Rhodas, MD of Gefco Morocco, about its work with the OEM.
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Enough debris has been cleared to allow deep-draft commercial vehicles to access the port again
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