Rabat – After experiencing an impressive spike in the volume of portal operations at the end of 2020, Morocco’s portal activities are yet to bounce back from the COVID-induced recession as traffic at the end of 2021 remains way below 2020 levels.
According to a recent report from the country’s Port Authorities (ANP), Moroccan ports saw an overall volume of traffic exceeding 91 billion tonnes at the end of 2021, down from 92.5 billion tonnes recorded a year earlier.
Detailing the volume of recovered traffic by ports, the report data indicates that the Moroccan port that has recovered the highest traffic volume is Jorf Lasfar; the port recovered 35 billion tonnes of traffic activities.
Second is the port of Casablanca, with a recovery volume of more than 29 billion tonnes; and following is the Safi port with 6.5 billion tonnes of recovered traffic activities.
Meanwhile, the Casablanca port is leading the way in terms of national portal international connectivity, connecting Morocco to 84 international ports across 34 through 27 maritime shipping lines.
The port of Agadir comes second on the list of Moroccan ports with the highest level of international connectivity, linking Morocco to 16 ports in 14 countries with seven direct shipping lines.
In addition to offering an overview of portal activities on an annual basis, the ANP report equally offers data on the environmental dimension of portal activities.
The report notes that while portal activities decreased considerably at the end of 2021, Moroccan ports’ overall electricity and water consumption rose by 5% and 10% respectively.
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