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518:. Since the opening in 2007 - with an initial capacity of 3,5 million containers and reaching its maximum capacity of 8,5 million by 2015 the port has grown over the years, with a serious setback in 2011 when it was hit by several strikes. Besides the container terminal other important usage are the ferry connections to Spain and the export of cars via a large plant of Renault: between January and August 2013 some 86000 Renault vehicles as well as 15000 cars of other makes were exported via Tanger Med 172: 235:
In 2007 the trade-name Marsa Maroc was introduced. In 2007 and 2008 the company created its business and strategic plans for the future. These plans are called CAP15. These plans are based on establishing container terminals in Moroccan ports and to set up strategic partnerships in loose bulk and oil
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Marsa Maroc has two governing bodies: the Supervisory Board and the Executive board. The latter is responsible for the daily operations. The chairman of the Executive board is Mr. Mohammed Abdeljualil. The company has two 'organisation models': one 'general' one where responsibilities and reporting
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Marsa Maroc operates the 'general cargo' terminal in Tanger Med. Other terminals are operated by 3rd parties under long-term contracts with Marsa. The terminal operated by Marsa employs 74 people and has a turnover of 300.000 ton. The terminal offers 568 meter quays with a water-depth between 12 and
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Multi-purpose terminal: the terminal offers 1500 meter quay with water-depths between 9 and 10½ meter in 12 berths. It has a covered storage area of 14.000 m and 60.000m land area. Cargo handling is done using 4 cranes of 38 t, 32 quay cranes with a capacity between 6 t and 25 t and 5 mobile cranes.
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As a Plc the company publishes its annual reports in Arabic, French and English and in co-operation with the ANP (Agence National de Ports) it also publishes detailed information on the turnover. These figures are detailed on both type of product and on the port/location. These last reports are not
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Passenger Terminal: 680 meter quay in 4 berthing docks with ro-ro bridge at the bow and overhead pedestrian bridges allowing safe embarking/disembarking of pedestrians without crossing any cars (dis)embarking at the same time. The bridges connect to a large (3500m) reception hall with waiting area
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The company was formed in December 2006 as part of law 15/02 which handles a reform of the Moroccan ports. Prior to forming Marsa Maroc the state company ODEP was responsible for the management of the ports, but by introducing the new setup there is a 'Agence National' that regulates the industry
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Commercial Quay: 448 meter long with a depth from 8½–9½ m. Land storage: 14.400 m and 6700 m covered area. Equipment for this quay are: two cranes on rails (40 t), 7 fixed cranes and one mobile crane (6 t. each) and two grasshoppers with a capacity of 250 resp. 550 ton/hour. The main products in
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In 2009 an important step was made to follow up the CAP15 plans. In June 2009 is signed a 30-year concession between Marsa Maroc and TMSA in regards to Container Terminal 4 in the (new) port of Tanger Med. Under the agreement Marsa Maroc commits itself to implementing all the superstructures and
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Petrochemical terminal: The terminal has two posts A and B. The dock is 580 meter long with a depth up to 17 meter. It has a loading platform that is 23 meter long and 73 meter wide. It has an extensive network of pipes to load and unload liquid petrochemicals with 12 (un)loading systems with
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Ore Terminal: 390 meter quay with water-depths between 9.15 and 10,5 meter. Land area is 2,5 hectare. There are two ore-gantry cranes of 14t and 16t. Another 6 rail cranes of 6 t capacity complete the cargo-handling equipment for the ore terminal. Besides ore the terminal also handles scrap
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Commercial Pier: 250 meter long, water-depths between 5¼-12½ meter. It has 3 berths, one of them with a ro-ro bridge of 100 t. It has 3 cranes on rails (38 - 40 t capacity) and 2 mobile cranes of 40t. Other equipment includes: forklifts, tractors, mobile hoppers and a range of
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and customs clearance handling. And the car waiting area offers 8000mshaded area for cars waiting to board the ships. (Most departures are in the late afternoon, while arrivals are mainly very early in the morning). The ferry terminal offers regular services to
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Oil Terminal: 60 meter dock with 15,6 meter depth. Loading equipment includes: LPG arm with a capacity of 880 m/h, diesel and kerosine arms with a capacity of 1300 m/h each. The terminal handles butane and propane LPG and liquid hydrocarbons (diesel, kerosine,
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It offer 300 meter of quays with 8 meter depth, 2 mobile cranes and facilities for the fishing fleet. The manager of the port of Dakhla doesn't report directly to the chairman of the Executive board, but reports to the manager of the Port of Laâyoune:
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Besides this organisational chart based on function there are also managers for each port under Marsa operation who report directly to mr. Mohammed Abdeljualil (except for the port of Dakhla, as that is seen as a division of the port of Laâyoune)
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Internal terminal: The 'internal' terminal has 3 quays with 340 quay length and a depth between 6 and 6,70 meter. It has a covered storage area of 13.000m. It has extensive (un)loading equipment and pipe-network to handle a range of liquid
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On top of these 'vessel related services' Marsa Maroc can also offer additional services in relation to the handling of the goods. In cooperation with Marsa Maroc customers can agree on additional services when handling their cargo
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Other general equipment includes: 106 forklifts, 20 tractors between 40 and 60 tons, hydroelectric grapples, hoppers 7 weight bridges. The main cargos handled in this terminal includes: steel, sugar, wood, animal-feed and oil-seeds.
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Terminal 2: 700 meter quay with 13 meter depth and 300 meter with 10 meter depth. 14,7 ha storage area. There are four cranes on rails with capacity between 38 and 43 tons and three cranes of 10 t. Main cargo is dry bulk, coal and
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15 meter. A storage hangar of 5000 m is available on 9,3 ha terrain. Two mobile cranes with capacities of 45 and 63 tons and 17 forklifts are available to handle cereals and general heavy goods.
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and other minerals. Today it mainly handles solid and liquid bulk goods where the most important products include oil, scrap-metals and fertilizers. It has 139 staff. The port has 3 terminals:
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Cruise Terminal: This quay also offer 160 meter berthing space with 15 meter depth. Besides two bridges for (dis)embarking it offers all facilities needed to handle cruise/passenger ships.
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has a turnover of 12 million tons and offers employment to 130 people. The port specializes in liquid bulk goods or petro-chemicals. The port is divided in two main terminals:
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Besides managing the port itself and making the loading equipment available Marsa Maroc also offer additional services to ships using its ports. These services include:
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Eastern Quay: 510 meter long, 10½ meter deep and one Ro-Ro terminal (160 meter long). The main goods for this terminal are citrus-fruits, vegetables, coal and wood.
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Ro-Ro terminal: the ro-ro terminal offers two 100t cranes and is 8 meter deep. There is a storage capacity of 5000 units and there are 13 Ro-Ro tractors of 60 ton.
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has an annual turnover of 2.6 million tons, 148 members of staff and has 3 terminals. The main products handled in this port are: sulfur, barytes, zinc and carbon
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is based on function and a 2nd organisation model is based on the ports under Marsa management. The 'core management' consists of the chairman and four managers:
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Northern Quay: 184 meter quay length with a depth between 9½ and 11 meter. Land-storage area of 4820 m. There is one 19t gantry crane and the main product is
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Polyvalent terminal: 314 meter dock with 12½ meter depth. Two mobile cranes of 63 t. each and two mobile hoppers of 120m. This is a general cargo terminal.
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has 4 terminals/quays. Its total turnover is 3 million tons and over 127,000 containers. It offers employment to 230 staff. The four quays/terminals are:
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equipment necessary to operate the terminal. CT4 will provide a 2,250,000 TEU multi-user terminal with 1200-meter quays with a water depth of 16 meters.
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which (only) consists of a lobby of 1,500 m2 and 2,700 m2 of shaded surfaces. No maritime equipment is managed by Marsa Maroc in Al Hoceima.
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is one of the largest artificial ports in the world. The port has 4 terminals with a total turnover of 9,6 million tons of cargo, 600.000
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Mineral terminal: This terminal offers facilities for the export of minerals. It has a single quay of 160 meter long and 15 meter deep.
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is a relative small port with main products being liquid bulk and fish. It employs 22 people and the traffic volume was 311,000 tons.
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Quay 1: is 150 meter long with a managed depth of 6,15 meter and has 9900 m land area. Quay 1 is used for hydro-carbons and sand.
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Quay 2: is 145 meter long and is 6.15 meter deep. The land-area is 5600 m and offers facilities for containers and hydrocarbons.
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Hydrocarbon Quay: 100 meter quay with a water-depth of 13 meters. Products processed by this terminal are gasonline and butane.
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Another 6 manager for issues like human-resources, IT, legal, technical etc. also report to the Chair of the Executive board.
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is the capital of the Western Sahara. The port is operated by Marsa Maroc. The port offers 3 terminals: Quay 1,2 and 4.
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Container Quay: 280 meter long, 10½ meter deep. It has 3 container cranes with 100t capacity and one with 120 t.
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The company manages nine ports that are situated in Morocco. It has a registered share capital of 733.956.000
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Rive: 386 meter quay with a depth between 10½ and 12 meter. Land-storage area of 21.000 m. It offers two
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available in English but are published in France. The most recent report is the ANP report over 2012
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Quay 4: is 276 meter long and 6.15 meter deep. Its main goal is processing of minerals and fishing
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Pilotage in all ports except Casablanca and Jorf-Lasfar where this is offered by another provider
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at the entrance of the port, is known to be not reliable, with its light occasionally going out.
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and Société d'Exploitation des Ports handles the commercial (daily) exploitation of the ports.
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Mr Abdelaziz BOUAMRANI, The minister of Equipment and Transport (chairman supervisory board).
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Eastern Container Terminal: 600 meter long, 12 meter deep, 4 berths. Land storage area: 60
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Also in 2009 another 'post-reform' milestone was reached in the Port of Casablanca.
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On 22 December 2011, the King inaugurated the new deep-water commercial port
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Prostar Sailing Directions 2005: West Coast of Europe and Northwest Africa
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this terminal is dry bulk including zinc, pet coke, clinker, barite.
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of 28 and 19 t. The major product of the Rive terminal is sulfur.
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mr. Rachid Hadi - operational manager for the Port of Casablanca
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From the offices of the Port of Nador Marsa Maroc also manages
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mr. Mahjoub Bayri - responsible for the Tanger Med development
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English-language version of the Marsa Maroc website:
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All details from Marsa Marco website on the port of
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