By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Moroccan port Tanger Med plans an expansion that would add capacity for 4.5 million containers to its facilities. The complex, already the leading container port in the Mediterranean and Africa according to RFI, would thereby strengthen its capacity to handle maritime freight.
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Mohammed VI launches Tanger Med 3 and accelerates work on Nador West Med, whose first terminal is due to open soon.
29 OctNador West Med and Tanger Med 3 bolster Morocco’s port ambitions
29 OctNador West Med attracts 54 billion dirhams in Morocco
29 OctMohammed VI says port projects must benefit local communitiesMorocco’s Nador West Med port complex represents a total investment of 54 billion dirhams and is expected to reach a capacity of 5.3 million containers. The eastern terminal will offer 3.5 million containers and the western terminal 1.8 million, while the expansion of Tanger Med and Tanger Med 3 continues, according to the Royal Cabinet.
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King Mohammed VI reviewed progress on Nador West Med and launched work on Tanger Med 3 at a working session at 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 annual capacity for 4.5 million containers. The projects are expected to generate 20,000 indirect jobs; Infomediaire also cites 14,000 direct jobs, compared with 1,400 according to Yabiladi.
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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.
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Spanish company Balearia has launched its first fully electric ferry, intended to connect Tangier with Tarifa from summer 2027. The project includes two catamarans and port electrification, with total investment exceeding 200 million euros, according to the company.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Aujourd’hui le Maroc ·
Illustrative imageRussia, China and Pakistan may abstain on MINURSOThe UN Security Council is due to vote on 30 October on renewing MINURSO’s mandate in the Sahara, and Russia, China and Pakistan could abstain. The revised draft extends the mission until 31 October 2027 and tasks the Secretary-General with presenting proposals on its future by 30 January 2027, according to TSA.
Tunisia plans 32,557 public-sector recruitments in 2027Tunisian MP Ali Zaghdoud says 32,557 recruitments and regularisations are planned in the public sector in 2027, across several ministries and worker categories. The figures were presented at a hearing on the draft economic budget for the coming year, according to an interview with Tunisia Numérique.The week in Africa
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