The Moroccan port group Marsa Maroc will manage the East Container Terminal of the new port of Nador West Med which will have an annual traffic capacity of 3.4 million TEUs. The The concession contract will have a duration of 25 years.

The terminal will have areas of 70 hectares and a quay of 1,520 linear meters that will be equipped with 15 cranes ship-to-shore and which will have a depth of Depth of -18 meters. The contribution in terms of investment from part of Marsa Maroc is estimated at €200 million. According to forecasts, the East Container Terminal will enter into service in 2027.

Marsa Maroc is 35% owned by its compatriot Tanger Med which operates the port of Tanger Med, while 30% is free float on the Stock Exchange, 25% is held by the Moroccan State and the remaining share from insurance companies and pension funds.

The project for the construction of the new port of Nador West Med dates back about 25 years ( of the 8th July 2009). The aim of the initiative is to achieve a second large container port also active in other segments of traffic and operating mainly in the traffic segment container transhipment facilities such as the port of Tanger Med where Marsa Maroc itself is present in the management of the Container Terminal 3 as the majority shareholder (50% of the capital plus a share) of the Tanger Alliance joint venture together with the Hapag-Lloyd (10% of the capital) and Eurogate terminal operators (20%) and Contship Italia (20%).