News / West Med transhipment tangle sees carriers eye Nador West port project

Photo: Barcelona Europe South Terminal

With the Red Sea crisis continuing to perpetuate congestion across key container hubs in the West Mediterranean, a planned greenfield port in Morocco could become one of the most hotly contested port concessions in recent history.

Utilisation levels at the larger West Mediterranean container terminals have continued to climb over the past fortnight, as large volumes of ex-Asia shipments destined for the East Mediterranean have been transhipped.

The rerouting of vessels around the Cape of Good Hope has effectively cut off ports ...