Tanger Med, the largest port in Africa by container volume, officially opened two new terminals on 28 June 2019. With a capacity going from 3.47 to 9 million TEU containers (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit, the standard unit), it is now “the leading port in the Mediterranean by capacity”. Operational since 2007, Tanger Med serves 186 ports in 77 countries, with 52.2 million tonnes handled in 2018. Its traffic will now be able to reach 120 million tonnes handled annually. Africa is its leading market with a 38% share, followed by Europe (27%), Asia (26%) and the Americas (9%).
