Morocco’s Tanger Med Port Handles 10.24 Mln Containers in 2024

A view of Morocco's Tanger Med Port. (AFP file)
A view of Morocco's Tanger Med Port. (AFP file)
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Morocco’s Tanger Med Port Handles 10.24 Mln Containers in 2024

A view of Morocco's Tanger Med Port. (AFP file)
A view of Morocco's Tanger Med Port. (AFP file)

Morocco's Tanger Med Port said on Wednesday it maintained its position as the Mediterranean's leading port handling 10.24 million containers, up 18.8% from a year earlier.

Reuters had reported in June that the port was expecting to exceed its nominal processing capacity of 9 million foot equivalent units (TEUs), this year.

Citing reduced waiting and maneuvering times, Tanger Med processed a total of 142 million tons of freight, up 16.2%, the port's authority told Reuters.

The number of vehicles exported through the port grew 4% to 600,872, mostly produced by Renault and Stellantis plants in the country, the port authority said.



Saudi Arabia Participates in UNCITRAL Annual Session in Vienna

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA
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Saudi Arabia Participates in UNCITRAL Annual Session in Vienna

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has opened its 58th annual session in Vienna, Austria, with the Kingdom represented by an official delegation from the National Competitiveness Center and the ministries of foreign affairs, justice, commerce, investment, and transport and logistics services, as well as the Board of Grievances and the Bankruptcy Commission.

UNCITRAL seeks to remove obstacles to international commercial transactions created by national cross‑border trade laws by drafting unified international conventions and model laws, encouraging member states to incorporate them into domestic legislation, and assisting in national law‑reform projects, according to SPA.

At the session’s opening, held from July 7 to 23 at United Nations Headquarters in Vienna, the president and vice presidents were elected, after which delegates reviewed the draft “International Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents.”

Produced by Working Group VI, the draft convention regulates the legal instruments governing international carriage of goods, covering both paper and electronic bills of lading and the associated rights and obligations.

The Kingdom has been a member of UNCITRAL during the 2022–2028 term and participates in its annual meetings through a working team headed by the National Competitiveness Center and comprising several relevant government entities.