Morocco: Bunkering at Tanger Med Port

by Aegean Marine Petroleum
Thursday March 24, 2016

The new port of Tanger Med port, situated 40 Km East the old port of Tangiers and 20 Km south of Gibraltar, has a strategic location on the North African coast of Morocco at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean.

Being located at the crossing of two major maritime routes, Tanger Med port is well positioned with a bunkering facility only 15 km from the European Union, Algeciras and Gibraltar.

Tanger Med port includes an Oil terminal, managed by Horizon Tangiers Terminal, with a capacity of over 530,000m3, totally equipped to provide a bunker service by barge and trucks in the port and within the two well situated anchorage areas, Alcazar Tanger Med West and Fnideq-Tanger Med East.

The anchorage area Alcazar is an anchorage area in front of the port of Tanger Med within the strait, and the anchorage area Fnideq is situated below the east part of the port. Both anchorage areas offer a great number of anchorage points, a good ground, no congestion for bunkering and service to ships; they are within reach from the transiting shipping lines of the straight.

The bunkering activity in the port and the anchorage areas, supplied and managed by Aegean Marine Petroleum has developed tremendously since its inception in 2011 and expect a steady growth due to special conditions applicable for bunker calls only.

Further information on the bunkering activity within these the anchorage areas can be provided by the Port Authority of Tanger Med www.tmpa.ma and your usual Aegean Marine Petroleum commercial teams.

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