King Mohammed VI issued his instructions to take all necessary measures to ensure the launch of the Nador West Med port project under the best conditions, with its operational start expected from this year.
This took place during a working meeting at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, dedicated to the new Nador West Med port and industrial complex.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nador West Med, Fouad Berrechid, stated that the port is designed as an integrated project, which is a new generation port complex, enhanced by a wide industrial, logistical, and energy platform. To date, public and private investments have reached 51 billion dirhams.
At the port level, all the essential infrastructure has been completed, including 5.4 kilometers of breakwaters, 4 kilometers of quays, and 4 energy centers.
Two port concession contracts for the container terminals have been signed, and they will gradually come into operation starting this year.
The Nador West Med port also offers a new proposal, featuring an energy center that includes the country’s first liquefied natural gas terminal, with an annual capacity of 5 billion cubic meters, in addition to a fuel station.
Upon its launch, the annual capacity of the port will reach 5 million containers and 35 million tons of liquid and solid goods. In the long term, the additional annual capacity will rise to 12 million containers and 15 million tons of liquid goods.
Alongside the port complex, the project also includes the establishment of new activity zones, initially extending over an area of 700 hectares, where the first installations of international operators have already been established.
The confirmed private investments to date in this new port and industrial complex, amounting to a total of 20 billion dirhams, reflect the confidence that Morocco enjoys with major international players in the maritime and industrial sectors.
