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Stena Line acquires shares in Africa Morocco Link to expand outside of Europe
Stena Line has entered an agreement to acquire 49 percent of the shares in Morocco based ferry company Africa Morocco Link (AML). AML is headquartered in Tangier operating a ferry route between Tanger Med – Algeciras. This summer, the company will …
Apr 9, 2024 / Curious
Cavotec Signs Two-Year Service Agreement with APM Terminals MedPort Tangier
Cavotec has signed a service agreement with APM Terminals MedPort Tangier. The agreement means that Cavotec will perform service for all its MoorMaster NxG units and Power Units operational at the port. APM Terminals MedPort Tangier, officially …
Feb 21, 2024 / Curious
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier commissions new equipment for ongoing expansion
The arrival of two dual Ship-to-Shore cranes is part of a set of 8 new cranes that will be commissioned as part of the third phase of terminal’s development, on top of other investment aimed at improving operational efficiency and reducing the carbon …
Apr 28, 2023 / Curious
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier investment set to drive down CO2 emissions
APM Terminals global commitment to achieving a 70% reduction in absolute emissions by 2030 and Net Zero emissions by 2040 is shaping investment in the expansion of APM Terminals MedPort Tangier. The expansion phases will employ fully electric or …
Jul 20, 2022 / Curious
Morocco’s Tangier Med Port Is Best Container Port in Africa
As China is dominating the global port ranking with seven Chinese ports in the top 10 port operators in the world, Morocco is leading the way in Africa since the creation of a major trade hub Tangier Med, according to Lloyd’s List’s ranking of the …
Sep 27, 2021 / Vessels
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier commences second phase of development
Following a total investment of 800 million USD, operations at APM Terminals MedPort Tangier commenced in 2019. It now celebrates its next major development milestone by kicking off phase-2 of the development, which will add an extra 1 million TEU …
Apr 2, 2021 / Curious
Hapag-Lloyd acquires stake in Moroccan terminal
For some time now, Hapag-Lloyd has been intensifying its activities in Africa. The purchase of a 10 percent stake in Container Terminal 3 (TC3) of the Tangier Med 2 port in Morocco marks yet another important step towards assuming an even more …
Dec 3, 2019 / Curious
TangerMed and A.P. Moller - Maersk new state of the art $800 M investment in Morocco opens its doors
New APM Terminals Medport Tangier is the second collaboration between Moroccan port TangerMed and A.P. Moller - Maersk With the new addition of APM Terminals MedPort Tangier, which has a capacity of 5 million TEU’s (twenty-foot equivalent), Morocco …
Jul 2, 2019 / Curious