Rabat – Tanger Med Port Authority is celebrating the hub’s growth as it processed over 10.24 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last year.
In a statement today, the port authority said the number marks an 18.8% growth compared to 2023, noting that the performance is attributed to the “trust and commitment of port operators and shipping lines.”
It also mentioned the high level of productivity achieved by all teams, m noting that the Tanger Med port handled 516,842 TIR trucks last year. The figure reflects an 8.1% increase compared to 2023, noting that the traffic was primarily driven by industrial products.
Agro-food products also contributed to the growth due to an increase of 7.2%, the statement said.
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In terms of passenger traffic, the port handled 3,047,387 transits in the complex in 2024. This represented a 13% growth compared to 2023.
The statement referenced the Marhaba campaign as the main period for passenger transit. The operation is Morocco’s annual initiative to welcome and facilitate the transit of Moroccans residing abroad during the summer season from June and September.
Two vehicle terminals at the complex processed a total of 600,872 vehicles last year, representing an increase of 4% compared to the same period last year.
The traffic included 368,843 vehicle exports from the Renault factories in Melloussa and SOMACA in Casablanca.
The number also includes 170,519 vehicles from the Stellantis factory in Kenitra, 34,100 transshipment vehicles, and 27,410 vehicles in import, reflecting also a robust growth in Morocco’s automotive industry.
The port’s authority also reported that Bulk solid traffic remained stable, while hydrocarbon volume reached 7,640,524 tons.
Tanger Med port also handed 142 million tons of goods last year, with an increase of 16.2 % increase compared to a year earlier.
The growth recorded by the port has been a concern for major ports in Spain as well as the media.
In 2021, Spanish newspaper El Pais highlighted the port’s assets, which reflected a “negative” impact on Spanish ports.
“Spain had been losing ground since King Mohammed VI inaugurated this infrastructure in 2007,” El Pais said.
A Spanish government report echoed the same concern in 2022, noting that Spanish port Algeciras risked losing up to 60% of its container shipments to Morocco’s Tangier Med Port.
