Morocco Opens First Terminal at Nador West Med Port

Morocco will open the first terminal at its Nador West Med port on the Mediterranean in the coming days and will launch work to expand the capacity of Tanger Med to 20 million containers, the royal palace said on Wednesday.

The projects are part of Morocco's drive to strengthen its position as a regional logistics and industrial hub after the success of Tanger Med, which serves as a major transshipment centre and gateway for the country's automotive industry, its leading export sector.

Nador West Med's first container terminal will have capacity for 3.5 million containers, while a second terminal capable of handling 1.8 million containers is due to enter service in April 2027, the palace said in a statement after King Mohammed VI chaired a meeting on the project.

The development has attracted 54 billion dirhams ($5.5 billion) in public and private investment.

The port will also include a hydrocarbons terminal linked to storage facilities with capacity of 4 million cubic metres, as well as a liquefied natural gas terminal capable of handling up to 5 billion cubic metres a year.

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