Relief for busy West Med transhipment sector as new terminal opens at Tangiers

Today’s opening of a new container terminal at the Moroccan hub of Tangiers is likely to bring relief to a West Mediterranean transhipment market hitting dangerous utilisation levels.
Maersk’s terminal operating subsidiary, APM Terminals, opened its second Tangier Med facility, adding 5m teu capacity to the market and taking overall capacity at the port to nine million teu.
Neil Davidson, senior analyst of ports and terminals at Drewry, dismissed any fears this …

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New conference venues for 2021 and 2022 underline Interferry’s global vision

Mike Corrigan

Interferry has confirmed locations for the 2021 and 2022 editions of its industry-leading annual conference – held every October – in the latest initiative to extend its reach as the only organisation representing the worldwide ferry industry.

The global trade association’s 46th annual conference will take place in Santander, Spain, followed in 2022 by a twin-venue event in Marrakesh and Tangier, Morocco, which will mark a first for Interferry on the African continent.

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http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/06/new-conference-venues-for-2021-and-2022-underline-interferrys-global-vision/

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