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In 2021 the traffic in the Moroccan ports from the Agence Nationale des Ports has dropped of the -1,6%
The containers have been pairs to 1.287.129 teu (+3.8%)
January 19, 2022
In 2021, import traffic alone amounted to 54.8 million tons, with a reduction of -2.3% on 2020 (mainly generated by the decreases of -24.1% of cereal imports, -21.8% of feed and -5.1% of sulphur) and a growth of +2.0% on 2019, while the traffic of exports amounted to 33.1 million tonnes, with a decrease of -1.1% on 2020, and cabotage traffic to 3.1 million tons, with an increase of +6.7% produced mainly from the increase of +13.8% of the coastal traffic of container.
Last year the only total containerized traffic is state equal to 1.287.129 teu for a total of 12,3 million tons handled, with increases of +3.8% and +1.4% on 2020. The only traffic of containers in export is state pairs to 526,922 teu (+1.8%), of which 316,102 teu empty (+1.5%), while the import traffic was 529,667 teu (+2.0%) and that of cabotage of 230,540 teu (+13.9%).
In 2021, the port of Casablanca alone handled 29.0 million of tons of cargoes, with a decrease of -4.3% on the year previous mainly due to the decline in imports of cereals (-21.5%), phosphates (-5.3%) and feed (-18.2%), while the container and sugar trades have marked increases respectively of +4.7% and +12.5% with 1.1 million teu containers handled and 1.5 million tons of sugar.
Traffic in the port of Jorf also fell last year Lasfar, which has enlivened 35,1 million tons (- 5.4%), and in the port of Agadir, which totaled 5.6 million tons (-6.6%), while freight volumes increased in Safi ports (9.8 million tonnes, +12.7%), Laayoune (2.1 million tonnes) tons, +16.5%), Nador (3.9 million tons, +19.8%) and Mohammedia (4.9 million tons, +4.9%).
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In 2021, import traffic alone amounted to 54.8 million tons, with a reduction of -2.3% on 2020 (mainly generated by the decreases of -24.1% of cereal imports, -21.8% of feed and -5.1% of sulphur) and a growth of +2.0% on 2019, while the traffic of exports amounted to 33.1 million tonnes, with a decrease of -1.1% on 2020, and cabotage traffic to 3.1 million tons, with an increase of +6.7% produced mainly from the increase of +13.8% of the coastal traffic of container.
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