Mohammed VI called for the Nador West Med and Tanger Med port projects to benefit the provinces concerned and tangibly improve living conditions. At a working meeting in Rabat on Wednesday 28 October, the king also called for faster training for young people in jobs created by these activities, according to Libe Maroc.
Mohammed VI called for the Nador West Med and Tanger Med port projects to benefit the provinces concerned and tangibly improve living conditions. At a working meeting in Rabat on Wednesday 28 October, the king also called for faster training for young people in jobs created by these activities, according to Libe Maroc.
Mohammed VI chaired a working meeting in Rabat on progress at the Nador West Med port and industrial complex and the expansion of Tanger Med. The first Nador West Med terminal is due to become operational in the coming days, while construction of the new Tanger Med 3 port has begun, Le Matin reports.
King Mohammed VI reviewed progress on Nador West Med and launched construction of Tanger Med 3 at a working session in the royal palace in Rabat, according to LesEco.ma, Infomediaire, TelQuel and Yabiladi. Nador West Med’s first terminal is expected to begin operating soon, while Tanger Med 3 will add 4.5 million containers of annual capacity. The projects are expected to create 20,000 indirect jobs; Infomediaire also cites 14,000 direct jobs, compared with 1,400 according to Yabiladi.