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5.4.2

Spatial Profile

The spatial profile of each of the Tanger Med Zones is detailed below.

Table 5-13 - Spatial Profile – Tanger Med Zones

Zone

Gross

Area

Distance to Nearest

Airport

Distance to

Nearest Port

Distance to Nearest

Highway

Tanger Free Zone

400 ha

3km

56km

5km

Tanger

Automotive City

300 ha

60km

30km

10km

Tetouan Park

150 ha

60km

30km

Tetouan Shore

20 ha

90km

62km

8km

Source: Moroccan Ministry of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy (2017)

Infrastructure Provision

The development of Tanger Med came together with investment within major infrastructure to

support the industrial hub of Tangier, including strong telecommunication infrastructure to

attract high-tech and offshore services industries.

In addition to the Tanger Med Port complex which is discussed in further detail below, the

success of the Tanger Med Zones is also underpinned by rapid investment in infrastructure by

the Moroccan Government. In development of the Tanger Med Zones the government invested

heavily in road and rail infrastructure to link the Port with the individual zones and with the rest

of Morocco. This investment has included:



A 61km freeway connecting the North freeway (Rabat – Tangier) with the SEZ;



A freeway linking the commercial zone to the port;

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A two-lane expressway linking the Port to Fnideq which is the site chosen for the

Commercial Free Zone;

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A 45km rail link connecting the SEZ to the national rail network;

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A 35km freeway linking Tangier and Asliah;



Upgrading of the Tangier – Tetouan road to an expressway; and



A 38km expressway linking Tetouan and Fnideq.

This infrastructure was financed by the Moroccan government to support the rapid

development of the Port and the associated industrial platform.

Tanger Med Port and Logistics Complex

The rapid growth of Tanger Med Port is both a key enabler and driver of growth across the wider

Tanger Med Industrial Platform. The primary objective driving the development of Tanger Med

port is to develop an effective port platform integrated with transhipment activities, import

export activities and to support added value logistics operations.