Fourteen kilometres from Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar where a fifth of world shipping passes, Tanger Med has become the top container port of the Mediterranean and of Africa — and the clearest proof of Morocco’s industrial strategy.
2025: another record year
| Indicator | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Containers | 11,106,164 TEU | +8.4% |
| Total cargo | 161 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| TIR trucks | 535,203 | +3.6% |
| New vehicles | 526,862 | — |
With the TC4 extension in service, Tanger Med now trails only Rotterdam and Antwerp in the wider European range, far ahead of neighbouring Algeciras (source: TMPA, February 2026).
One complex, three businesses
- The maritime hub: 4 container terminals plus hydrocarbon, vehicle, bulk and passenger/TIR terminals — connected to 180 ports in 70 countries;
- The industrial platform: 3,000+ ha of business zones (Tangier Free Zone, Tangier Automotive City, Renault plant, Tetouan Park, Tetouan Shore, Medhub) with 1,200+ companies and on the order of 110,000 jobs;
- The services gateway: digitalised single-window customs, industrial-acceleration-zone status, direct motorway and rail links.
What it changes for an investor
Locating here means producing 14 km from the EU with daily sailings, lower logistics costs and integrated customs clearance. For export manufacturing, free-zone processing or continental distribution, the port-plus-zones package is the most competitive offer in the western Mediterranean. See where to set up and the investor pathway.