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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.

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Nador promenade.
Nador, December 2018. Geographic archive image; does not show the terminal. Roquex / Wikimedia Commons, CC0; resized. — Roquex / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 27 décembre 2018, redimensionnée.

Where things stand

On 31 October 2026, MAP reported the launch of operations at the eastern terminal. Other facilities are due to open in stages.

Reported 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.

Nador promenade.
Nador, December 2018. Geographic archive image; does not show the terminal. Roquex / Wikimedia Commons, CC0; resized. — Roquex / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 27 décembre 2018, redimensionnée.

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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