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After securing the concession for the East Terminal, Marsa Maroc and Nador West Med have signed an agreement to operate the West Terminal at the Nador West Med (NWM) port. Marsa Maroc’s Board of Directors has approved the 25-year contract.
The West Terminal will have a 1,440-meter-long quay with an 18-meter depth. It will be divided into two sections: one of 900 meters for container transshipment and another of 540 meters for handling various goods. Covering 60 hectares, the terminal will be equipped with eight large cranes for loading and unloading ships, 24 cranes for moving containers in the yard, and four advanced mobile cranes.
Marsa Maroc and its partners will invest €280 million in the first phase of the project, which is expected to be operational by early 2027.
With this new terminal, Marsa Maroc strengthens its position in the Mediterranean, increasing its total container handling capacity to 9 million TEUs, with 7 million dedicated to transshipment.
The East Terminal, also awarded to Marsa Maroc, will focus on container transshipment, handling up to 3.4 million TEUs. It is set to open in early 2027 and will be managed with Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), a subsidiary of MSC.
The West Terminal, also opening in early 2027, will include a section for container transshipment (2 million TEUs), operated in partnership with CMA Terminals Holding. Another section, dedicated to handling various goods, is expected to start operations in early 2029 under Marsa Maroc’s management.
With these partnerships, Nador West Med aims to become a major transshipment hub in the Mediterranean. Marsa Maroc, which already works with Hapag-Lloyd at Tanger Med, now collaborates with three of the world’s top five shipping companies.
As part of Morocco’s plan to strengthen its maritime industry, Nador West Med will complement Tanger Med. The port complex will handle container transshipment, hydrocarbon processing, roll-on/roll-off operations, bulk cargo, and various goods.
