June 27th, 20190Tangier will today celebrate the opening of the largest container port in capacity terms in the whole of the Mediterranean, something that will bring enormous competition to the likes of Algericas just 25 nautical miles away across the Strait of Gibraltar. The $1.6bn expansion of Tanger Med port, located to the east of the Moroccan...
August 22nd, 20170Arkas Maroc, a subsidiary of Arkas Shipping, has launched Maroc Feedering which will perform domestic feeder operations within Morocco under the Moroccan flag. The Turkish company said that 900 teu containership has been acquired by Maroc Feedering and has started shuttling between Tangiers and Casablanca. A call at Agadir is to be...
June 27th, 20160The Moroccan government has raised $197m by selling a 40% stake in state-owned port operator Marsa Maroc. Marsa Maroc was established in 2006 and manages terminals at nine Moroccan ports. It is keen to expand its Casablanca terminal as well as investing in new facilities across north Africa. Morocco is set to become an increasingly...
April 1st, 20160Africa’s northern shoreline is getting ever more significant port investment. APM Terminals announced plans yesterday for a new $858m transhipment terminal in Tangier, Morocco, in what will become Africa’s first automated terminal. APM Terminals, part of the AP Moller-Maersk group, has a concession to operate the 5m teu terminal...
July 20th, 20150Naples: The 724 teu containership Kenza (built 1991; 8,675 dwt) is free to leave the Italian port of Cagliari after more than two years detention. The vessel was seized by a local court in May 2013 due to disputes over crew salary delays and debts with several suppliers for a total amount of some €400,000. Stefano Porcu, the...
