25-03-2025
Tanger Med Rises to 17th in Global Port Rankings, Outpaces Global Rivals
Rabat – Tanger Med continues to solidify Morocco's leadership in port operations across Africa and the Mediterranean.
The port has risen in global rankings, securing 17th place worldwide in the latest Alphaliner report, which lists the top 30 container ports globally.
In 2024, Tanger Med handled 10.24 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a notable increase from 8.61 million TEUs the previous year.
This growth has propelled the Moroccan port ahead of established global players like Hamburg, which ranks 24th with 7.82 million TEUs, and Jakarta, which is 27th with 6.75 million TEUs.
The global ranking is topped by Shanghai, with 51.5 million TEUs, followed by Singapore (41.12 million), Ningbo-Zhoushan (39.3 million), and Shenzhen (33.39 million).
Dubai ranks 10th, handling 15.53 million TEUs, outperforming Rotterdam, which holds the 12th spot with 13.82 million TEUs.
Tanger Med's impressive performance is attributed to the port's ongoing investments in infrastructure, the addition of new equipment, and improvements in operational efficiency.
These changes have helped streamline operations, reducing waiting times and improving maneuvering speed – all of which contributed to the port's record growth in 2024.
Notably, Tanger Med is the only port in the Mediterranean and Africa to rank among the top 30 in the world.
In June 2024, Tanger Med ranked fourth in the World Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) for 2023, marking its second consecutive year as the top port in both Africa and Europe.
