Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Friday, June 28, will oversee the inaugural of the Tanger Med 2 extension at the country’s top cargo port. The expansion is officially opening for business after completing a months-long operations trial.
The new berth extends over 1,600 meters and has an estimated capacity of 4.2 million iron containers. This expansion will increase the total capacity of the whole port complex to 9 million containers. The project also includes the construction of an additional 400-meter extension, which will also accommodate about one million containers.
Overall cost of the expansion totaled around $ 2.8 billion.
The extension to Africa's already biggest port, will further develop the facility after it had already adopted digital processing, an upgrade which has reflected positively on its performance, especially in terms of duration of processing.
Tanger Med cargo port, lying on the coasts of Tangier and off Mediterranean waters, consists of 4 berths, the first of which was inaugurated in 2007.
It is worth noting that last April, DHL Global Forwarding, a leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services, signed a deal with Tanger Med to set up its new Africa-Europe Logistics Hub in the Tanger Med port.
“The strategic location of Tanger Med presents a huge opportunity for us. Its ability to support multi-modal connectivity, especially its maritime, as well as road connections to Casablanca and the South, will allow us to expand and enhance our customer service offering,” said Christelle Fadel, General Manager, DHL Global Forwarding, in a press release.
