Marsa Maroc, CMA CGM finalize deal for the operation of Nador West Med terminal

Morocco’s port terminal management firm Marsa Maroc and CMA Terminals, a subsidiary of French container shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group, have moved forward to finalize an agreement for the operation of the Western Container Terminal at Nador West Med, a key strategic port on Morocco’s Mediterranean coastline.

A joint-venture, owned 51% by Marsa Maroc (with voting rights) and 49% by CMA Terminals, subject to regulatory approvals, will manage and develop the abovementioned terminal.

Operational from 2027, the terminal will offer an annual handling capacity of 1.8 million TEUs, positioning itself as a major transshipment hub in the Mediterranean and reinforcing Morocco’s integration into global maritime trade routes.

To remind, the Tanger Med Group and CMA CGM signed a framework agreement a year ago to equip and operate for 25 years a 750-meter section of quay and 35 hectares of yard within the Nador West Med container terminal.

Marsa Maroc and CMA Terminals