Nador West Med: port complex operations

This dossier follows the launch of Nador West Med terminals and announced stages of its industrial and logistics development.

Last updated : 2 November 20262 key moments

Nador, December 2018. Archive location illustration; does not show the plant. Roquex, CC0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; resized. — Roquex / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 27 décembre 2018, redimensionnée.

Where things stand

Shell Trading Rotterdam has signed a long-term agreement with Green Sky Manara to buy renewable fuels from a planned Nador facility, according to the announcement reported on November 2, 2026.

2 November 2026Reported information

Nador: Shell announces renewable fuels offtake agreement

Shell Trading Rotterdam has signed a long-term agreement with Green Sky Manara to buy renewable fuels from a planned Nador facility, according to the announcement reported on November 2, 2026.

Nador promenade. — Nador, December 2018. Archive location illustration; does not show the plant. Roquex, CC0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; resized. — Roquex / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 27 décembre 2018, redimensionnée.

The agreement covers roughly 150,000 tonnes a year of sustainable aviation fuel, or an equivalent volume of HVO, alongside bionaphtha and biopropane. The facility is scheduled to start operating in October 2028.

This is a commercial commitment concerning future production. The announcement does not establish that the plant is already operating or that deliveries have taken place.

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31 October 2026Reported information

Nador West Med launches operations at its first container terminal

Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan launched operations at Nador West Med’s eastern terminal in Iaazzanene on 31 October 2026, on King Mohammed VI’s instructions, MAP reported.

The launch included the first unloading of a container from a commercial vessel. It marks a stage in bringing the industrial and port complex into operation, without establishing that all its facilities are already operational.

According to MAP, the eastern terminal targets capacity of 3.5 million containers by 2030. The western terminal is scheduled to enter service in April 2027. These are announced capacities and deadlines, rather than figures for traffic already handled.

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