Vigilance pays off at the strait. The customs services of the port of Tanger Med intercepted, this Saturday, an attempt to traffic precious metals. A lot of 43 gold coins , hidden in the luggage of a traveler coming from France, was seized during a routine check.
Victim of its success, the first port in Africa and the Mediterranean, Tanger Med , is on the verge of saturation. Faced with an explosion of traffic that threatens to paralyze the platform as early as 2025, the port authorities are launching a race against time to expand the site, already attracting the covetousness of the world’s construction giants.
Commercial utility vehicles can no longer disembark at Tanger Med with goods on the roof since this Monday. This new restriction is causing outrage among carriers, but customs authorities cite safety requirements to put an end to this practice.
Morocco has launched a vast program to modernize its coastal port infrastructure. This strategy, led by the National Ports Agency (ANP), aims to adapt the country’s reception capacities in anticipation of major upcoming global events, chief among them the 2030 World Cup.
Moroccan authorities intercepted a cargo of hashish hidden in fish crates loaded onto a truck destined for the port of Algeciras at the port of Tanger Med.
More than 3.2 million Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) participated in the Marhaba 2025 Operation, an increase of 7% compared to the previous year.
After the acquisition of Trasmediterranea, Baleària has decided to suspend the line connecting the port of Motril to Tanger Med in Morocco, a line that has transported more than 1.2 million tons of goods since its launch in December 2022.
Tanger Med maintains its ranking among the five most efficient container ports in the world.
The port of Tanger-Med wants to expand its terminal for passengers and trucks. This ambitious expansion project will require an investment of more than 5 billion dirhams and will allow the Moroccan port to double its operational capacity and consolidate its position as an economic and logistics hub in North Africa.
The decision of the Spanish government to ban access to two ships of the American company Maersk suspected of transporting weapons to Israel has consequences for the port of Algeciras, which is losing competitiveness in favor of its Moroccan competitor, Tanger Med.
As part of the Marhaba Operation 2025, the Tanger Med port authority recommends a round-trip ticket before accessing the port during the period from August 1 to 31, 2025.
Maersk’s transfer of its MECL service, which connects India, Pakistan and the Middle East to the east coast of the United States, to Tanger Med is a blow to the port of Algeciras. The line transported around 750,000 containers per year to the Andalusian port, strengthening its position as a hub in the western Mediterranean.