Tanger Med: the strait turned into a port
In under twenty years, a building site on the Strait of Gibraltar became Africa’s leading container port. The story of a bet won.
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2007
Opening on the Strait of Gibraltar.
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1erin Africa
container port on the continent.
A port, but not only
Tanger Med opened in 2007, on the Strait of Gibraltar. In less than two decades the site went from a project to one of Africa’s leading container ports, and one of the busiest in the Mediterranean.
Facing Europe
On the Strait of Gibraltar
Around the quays, industrial zones host cars, logistics, aerospace. Cities across the North work in its orbit.
A quiet pride
It is talked about less than a match. But a ship that chooses Tangier over another quay is a cold decision. It says where the Kingdom sits in the trade of the world.
In plain words Morocco is no longer just beside the sea. It is on the world’s road.
Key dates
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Tanger Med opens.
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Al Boraq links Tangier to Casablanca.
Source. Opening of Tanger Med, July 2007; African and Mediterranean port rankings.
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