Tanger Med port has improved its international ranking becoming the 35th container port in the world, confirming thus its competitiveness as global logistic hub. Tanger Med becomes the 1st container transshipment port in the Mediterranean and confirms its leadership for the 3rd consecutive year as the leading container port in Africa, says a press release issued by the Tanger Med Port Authority. Last year, Tanger Med port handled 4.8 million containers, making the best progress in the top 50 with a growth of + 38%. This achievement confirms the growing interest of the major global maritime operators in Tanger Med as a major logistics platform. “Lloyd’s List” and “Container Management” are international rankings that publish annual rankings of world ports for more than a decade.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 01, 2020 21:22 UTC