Marsa Maroc is the main operator of ports in Morocco. Its legal status is a Société Anonyme (Plc.) with an Executive board chaired by Mohammed Abdeljalil and a supervisory board chaired by the Minister of Equipment and Transport. The official company name is Société d'Exploitation des Ports while Marsa Maroc is its trading name.
History
The company was formed in December 2006 as part of the implementation of Law 15-02, which aimed to reform the Moroccan port sector. Prior to this restructuring, the Office d’Exploitation des Ports (ODEP), a state-owned company, was responsible for managing Morocco's ports. The reform created two separate entities: the Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP), which became the industry regulator, and the Société d'Exploitation des Ports, later branded as Marsa Maroc, which took over commercial port operations.[1]
In 2007, the company officially adopted the trade name Marsa Maroc. Over 2007 and 2008, Marsa Maroc developed a set of strategic and business plans referred to as CAP15. These plans aimed at positioning the company for long-term growth by focusing on the development of container terminals in Moroccan ports and forming strategic partnerships in the bulk and oil sectors.[2]
In June 2009, a significant milestone in the execution of the CAP15 strategy was reached when Marsa Maroc signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Tanger Med Special Agency (TMSA) concerning Container Terminal 4 (CT4) at the Tanger Med port.