A working meeting at the Royal Palace in Rabat on 28 October reviewed progress on the new Nador West Med port on the Mediterranean coast and on the planned Tanger Med 3 extension.
Nador West Med has so far attracted 54 billion dirhams in public and private investment. Its first container terminal, with an eventual capacity of 3.5 million containers a year, was due to start operating within days. A second terminal of 1.8 million containers follows in April 2027. The complex will also include a hydrocarbons terminal and an LNG terminal, and its industrial zone has one factory running and three under construction.
According to the figures presented, Nador West Med is expected to create 14,000 direct and 20,000 indirect jobs in the near term.
Tanger Med 3 will be built west of Tanger Med 2, with 1,200 metres of quays and 4.5 million containers of extra annual capacity. Maersk-APM has signed the concession for the terminal, with operations planned for mid-2031. Tanger Med already handled more than 11 million containers in 2025 and, with further extensions, could eventually reach 20 million a year.
Large port and industrial zones bring jobs and activity to their regions. That is one of the factors local property markets around Tangier and Nador follow, both for worker housing and for commercial property.
