{"id":85526,"date":"2025-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/04\/08\/boluda-towage-joins-jv-to-operate-towage-services-at-moroccos-nador-west-med\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T00:00:00","slug":"boluda-towage-joins-jv-to-operate-towage-services-at-moroccos-nador-west-med","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/04\/08\/boluda-towage-joins-jv-to-operate-towage-services-at-moroccos-nador-west-med\/","title":{"rendered":"Boluda Towage joins JV to operate towage services at Morocco\u2019s Nador West Med"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><\/strong><strong>Bol<\/strong><strong>uda <\/strong><strong>joins <\/strong><strong>Marsa Maroc to <\/strong><strong>operate <\/strong><strong>towage <\/strong><strong>in Nador West Med:<\/strong> Morocco\u2019s port operator Marsa Maroc has formed a joint venture (JV) with towage services provider Boluda Towage France \u2014 a subsidiary of the Spanish Boluda Towage \u2014 to provide towage and assistance services at Nador West Med port under a 20-year license, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boluda.com.es\/en\/2025\/04\/the-boluda-towage-marsa-maroc-consortium-will-provide-towage-and-assistance-services-in-nador-west-med\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> released last week. The JV will see the pair invest EUR 45 mn in the JV, in part to purchase four tugboats with a towing capacity of 80 tonnes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What else we know: <\/strong> The license will enter into effect starting 4Q 2026, and the JV is designed to help Marsa Maroc develop its own towing business unit on the long-term, the statement added. Boluda Towage France will hold 51% of the JV, while Marsa Maroc will hold the rest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Marsa Maroc has been on a roll: <\/strong>Marsa Maroc inked a 25-year concession agreement with Nador West Med <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/f12710f0-6f0c-4c7f-a505-e9cedbaca851\/marsa-maroc-to-develop-western-terminal-at%253cmark%253e-nador-west-med%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in February<\/a> for its Western Terminal. The port operator will invest EUR 280 mn in developing the terminal\u2019s first phase, which is slated to be operational by 2027. It also inked an agreement the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/de75451a-68ee-48ff-aeed-4d0c8f89af55\/msc-acquires-49%2525-stake-in%253cmark%253e-marsa-maroc%253c%2Fmark%253e%25e2%2580%2599s-eastern-container-terminal-at-morocco%25e2%2580%2599s-nwm-port\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">same month<\/a> with MSC subsidiary Terminal Investment Limited to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tilgroup.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">split ownership<\/a> of Nador West Med Eastern Container Terminal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The license is valid starting the end of 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