Port of Casablanca
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Port of Casablanca | |
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Location | |
Country | Morocco |
Coordinates | 33°36′N 7°37′W / 33.600°N 7.617°W |
UN/LOCODE | MACAS[1] |
Details | |
Operated by | Marsa Maroc |
Statistics | |
Website https://www.anp.org.ma/en/ |
The Port of Casablanca (
The Port of Casablanca is one of the largest artificial ports in
Casablanca's port handles more than 21,3 million tons of traffic annually, which is to say 38% of Moroccan traffic, and carries out a sales turnover of more than 894 Million
The port is managed by Marsa Maroc, the successor of ODEP (Office D'Exploitation des Ports), a publicly owned establishment which has the principal role of ensuring the management of passengers, goods and ships passing through the Moroccan ports.
History
Before being invaded by the
The Moroccan administration of the time entrusted to the Compagnie Marocaine the construction of a small port whose water surface to be sheltered does not exceed 10 hectares. The work started in 1906, consisted of the construction of two small piers out of grip of share and others of the wet dock. The port of Casablanca began to be developed in 1906.
After completion in 1938, the configuration of the port had taken form and included a water level of a surface of 125 hectares, moles, quay levels and quays for the accosting of the trading ships.
The port has known important works of extension including the prolongation of the two facilities for phosphates shipping and the completion of citrus fruits facility in 1950's until the 1980s. Many other works are ongoing since 2013, ordered by the Marsa-Maroc.
A new cruise terminal with a capacity of 450.000 passengers was commissioned in 2022.[6]
Gallery
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The Portuguese wet dock in 1572 which corresponds to the current dry dock
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The port under construction in 1915
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Casablanca port in 2018
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The container port in 2023
See also
References
- UNECE. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Casablanca - Encyclopedia of the Orient
- ^ Discovering Casablanca - The Africa Travel Association
- ^ a b Port de Casablanca [dead link] - ODEP (in French)
- ^ Pennel, CR: Morocco from Empire to Independence, Oneworld, Oxford, 2003, p 121
- ^ constructionreviewonline.com, 12 Oct. 2021
External links
- Casablanca Port Authority, Casablanca port presentation