Nador West Med Mega Port Begins Operations with Opening of First Container Terminal

Morocco inaugurated the first container terminal of the Nador West Med port on October 31. The event was led by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, representing King Mohammed VI.

The new terminal, named East, features 1,520 meters of berthing line, a depth of 18 meters, and an area of 70 hectares. According to data released by the Moroccan agency MAP, it will have the capacity to handle up to 3.5 million containers by 2030. The planned investment for this facility amounts to approximately 5 billion dirhams.

The operation and maintenance of the terminal will be managed by a partnership formed by Marsa Maroc and Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), a company linked to the MSC group, for a period of 25 years.

The launch will be carried out in phases, with this inauguration being the first of them. The terminal will be ready to accommodate large container ships of up to 24,000 TEU and aims to compete with major Spanish ports such as Valencia and Algeciras.

Photo: Nador West Med