Liberia taps Morocco for port modernization: Tanger Med Engineering, a subsidiary of state-owned Moroccan firm Tanger Med, has inked an agreement with Liberia’s National Port Authority (NPA) to modernize the infrastructure and bureaucracy in Port of Monrovia and the Port of Buchanan, Liberian Observer reports. The investment ticket and the timeline of the project have not been disclosed.

The scope: The agreement aims to modernize the ports’ container terminals, cargo berths, and warehousing zones. The move looks to increase trade volumes, improve efficiency, boost port capacity to accommodate larger vessels, enhance digital integration, and utilize sustainable energy sources, the news outlet adds.

Make it competitive: It will also increase the ports’ competitiveness on a global scale and among West Africa’s major ports — including Ghana, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Nigeria — as well as position Liberia as a maritime gateway for landlocked Mali and Guinea, KMTV Liberia reports.

Morocco’s shown interest in Liberian ports before: Marsa Maroc signed an MoU in November 2024 with Liberia’s NPA to explore modernizing the country’s main ports. The final agreement was set to include the construction of a new multipurpose terminal at Liberia’s Port of Monrovia under a private-public partnership and the modernization of the Port of Buchanan via the development of a multifunctional terminal to improve efficiency and port throughput.

Morocco💙African ports: Marsa Maroc obtained a license in January to establish its subsidiary Marsa Maroc International Logistics to manage investments and operate new ports in East and West Africa. The port operator will invest an undisclosed amount in Damerjog Oil FZE, which is planning to build an oil and gas port on Djibouti’s Gulf of Aden coast. The subsidiary has also created Marsa Benin to operate terminals 1 and 5 at Benin’s port of Cotonou in West Africa.

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