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Keywords: Maritime trade


Transport sector in Morocco surpasses pre-pandemic levels between 2022 and 2025

Morocco’s transport and logistics sector has shown remarkable progress over the past three years, with performance indicators from 2022 to 2025 exceeding those recorded before the Covid-19 crisis. According to Transport and Logistics Minister Abdessamad Kayouh, the industry has demonstrated renewed......

Morocco's ports manage 95% of foreign trade as global ranking improves

Morocco’s 14 international ports handle the vast majority of the country’s foreign trade, accounting for 95% of overall exchanges, according to Minister of Equipment and Water Nizar Baraka. Speaking during a parliamentary session at the House of Councillors, Baraka highlighted the strong......

Casablanca port projects strengthen Morocco’s regional role

Major port investments launched under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI are reinforcing Morocco’s position as a rising regional power, according to French geopolitics expert Frédéric Encel. Speaking about the restructuring of Casablanca’s Port Complex, inaugurated on Thursday,......

EU-backed Nador West Med port challenges Spanish maritime dominance

Brussels has allocated over €300 million to fund Morocco’s Nador West Med (NWM), a strategic deep-water port near the Strait of Gibraltar, triggering alarm among Spanish ports. Modeled after the successful Tanger Med, the €730 million project is set to begin operations by 2030, positioning......

Beirut Port handles 100,000 containers in July, a record since 2019

The Port of Beirut recorded a major milestone in July 2025 by handling nearly 100,000 standard containers (TEUs), marking its highest monthly activity since 2019. This achievement highlights a notable rebound in port operations after years of disruption due to Lebanon’s economic crisis and the......

Washington imposes sanctions on Iranian-linked shipping fleet tied to regime elite

The U.S. government announced on Wednesday a sweeping new round of sanctions against Iran, targeting over 50 individuals, entities, and more than 50 ships allegedly connected to a commercial fleet controlled by the son of a prominent Iranian official. In what it described as the “largest Iran-related......

Morocco to host international port ecosystem salon in El Jadida in 2026

Morocco will host the first International Salon for Ports and their Ecosystem (SIPORTS) from February 5 to 7, 2026, at the Mohammed VI Complex in El Jadida. The event is organized by LINECO Events under the patronage of the Ministry of Equipment and Water. Designed as a strategic platform, SIPORTS aims......

Tanger Med port achieves record 18.8% growth in container traffic for 2024

Tanger Med Port Authority has announced an impressive 18.8% increase in container traffic for 2024, solidifying its position as a leading hub in global maritime trade. The port processed over 10.24 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last year, marking a significant leap from its 2023 performance.......

Morocco and Libya Set to Restore Transportation Links After 9-Year Suspension

Libya and Morocco are taking significant steps to reconnect their transportation networks, with plans to resume air travel and establish new maritime routes in 2025. This development marks a potential end to a nine-year suspension of direct flights between the two North African nations. During high-level......

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