The port operator has embarked on an ambitious continental expansion project with the creation of three entities which should be operational this year. Marsa Maroc International Logistics, Marsa Benin and Marsa Djibouti, formalized in the Official Bulletin of 12/26/2024, should see the light of day during 2025, allowing the historic operator to strengthen its role in African logistics chains and global, underlines BKGR in its zoom of Monday January 6, 2025.
Marsa Maroc International Logistics, with capital of 300 million DH, should manage the Group’s international investment projects with the aim of diversifying its activities and
to ensure effective management of port and logistics projects in Africa, particularly in emerging markets. The entity should explore partnerships with regional and international investors with the possibility of opening up its capital to strengthen its financial capabilities and accelerate its growth.
For its part, Marsa Djibouti should participate in the capital of the company DAMERJOG OIL JETTY FZE which is responsible for developing, equipping, operating and maintaining the DAMERJOG oil quay located in the free zone of Djibouti.
As for Marsa Bénin, it should ensure the management of the operating project of quays 1 and 5 of the port of Cotonou in Benin, within the framework of the delegated management contract signed between Marsa Maroc and Bénin Manutentions SA.
For BKGR, the port operator should also benefit from its positioning in Nador West Med with an entry into force planned for mid-2026, from the commissioning of the port of Dakhla “in the event of obtaining a concession on this project and the ramp-up of existing terminals.
