Paris, Mar.10 - Up to September 2007,the Moroccan port traffic stood at 54.1Mn Metric Tons (MT), i.e. a 6.3 % increase compared to the same period in 2006, according to the French Monthly "Arabies".
"With 34 ports, including 13 open to international trade, Morocco is in a leading position to dominate shipping operations in Africa and the Mediterranean," points out the monthly.
In an article titled "At the conquest of the world," the French Monthly stresses that with 3,600 km of coastline, the kingdom enjoys "exceptional location", which allows Morocco to conduct 95% of its foreign trade via ports.
"Aware of these assets, the authorities endeavor to promote the port activity and optimize Morocco's trade with the rest of the world," Arabies says, underlining that the Northern city of Tangier - the gate of Morocco and of Africa- is developing to become the leading international business hub of the southern Mediterranean.
Quoting Director of the National Ports Agency (ANP), Mohamed Jamal Benjelloun, "Arabies" stresses that Morocco is pursuing a policy that is based on the encouragement of private initiative to improve the competitiveness of the ports dedicated to trade.
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