DR ‹ › King Mohammed VI chaired a working meeting on Wednesday, January 28, at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, devoted to the new Nador West Med port and industrial complex. This meeting was held ahead of the port's operational launch scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year. During the meeting, an update was presented to the King by Fouad Brini, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nador West Med, on the progress of the project and achievements to date. Following the international success of Tanger Med, now the leading port hub in Africa and the Mediterranean, the Nador West Med project extends this ambition to build a high-performing, complementary national port system serving economic competitiveness, job creation, and balanced regional development. Designed as an integrated project, Nador West Med combines a next-generation port complex with a vast industrial, logistics, and energy platform. To date, it has mobilized public and private investments totaling 51 billion dirhams. All core port infrastructure has been completed, including 5.4 km of breakwaters, 4 km of quays, and four energy berths. Concession contracts for the two container terminals have been signed and will enter service progressively starting this year. The project also includes a strategic energy hub featuring Morocco's first liquefied natural gas terminal, with an annual capacity of 5 billion cubic meters, alongside a hydrocarbons terminal. At launch, the port will have an annual capacity of 5 million containers and 35 million tonnes of liquid and dry bulk, with long-term expansion potential reaching 12 million containers and 15 million tonnes of liquid bulk. Adjacent to the port, new activity zones covering 700 hectares in the first phase are already welcoming initial international operators. Confirmed private investments amounting to 20 billion dirhams underscore the confidence of leading global maritime and industrial players in Morocco. At the conclusion of the meeting, King Mohammed VI issued instructions to ensure optimal project launch conditions, accelerate the implementation of targeted training programs to support investors, facilitate youth integration, enhance employability, ensure balanced regional impact, and safeguard the project's long-term development through a multidimensional action plan.
