Project record

Casablanca Multipurpose Terminal Quay Deepening

Tanger Med Engineering construction phasing diagram and aerial plan for the active Casablanca multipurpose terminal quay deepening works

Tanger Med Engineering; exact project phasing and progress slide

Marsa Maroc is strengthening and deepening the century-old multipurpose quay at Casablanca to receive Post-Panamax vessels. Tanger Med Engineering's 2026 technical presentation fixes the working baseline at MAD 475.5 million, 42 months from 1 October 2024, 530 metres of quay plus 40 metres of transition zones, a -12 m target depth expandable to -14 m and about 185,000 cubic metres of dredging. A first 230-metre section has entered service, but the remaining works, full hydrographic acceptance and final contract account are still open.

Project signal

Construction in Morocco

Current status Works started on 1 October 2024. Marsa Maroc reported a first 230-metre section commissioned at -12 m, while the published delivery programme continues toward 530 metres of deepened quay plus transition zones by 2028; the civil-works award is confirmed but the contractor remains publicly unnamed Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Morocco / Africa

Segment

Brownfield quay strengthening, retaining structure, micropiles, scour protection and capital dredging

Status

Works started on 1 October 2024. Marsa Maroc reported a first 230-metre section commissioned at -12 m, while the published delivery programme continues toward 530 metres of deepened quay plus transition zones by 2028; the civil-works award is confirmed but the contractor remains publicly unnamed / Confirmed

Last checked

2 August 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Brownfield quay strengthening, retaining structure, micropiles, scour protection and capital dredging is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Société d'Exploitation des Ports (SODEP), trading as Marsa Maroc, terminal owner-operator and EBRD borrower
Delivery parties
Casablanca quay deepening civil-works contractor - contract awarded before EBRD Board approval through an open single-stage Marsa Maroc procedure, but the award recipient is not named in the lender or owner records reviewed, Tanger Med Engineering - published the detailed geotechnical, structural, phasing and progress case study; the public presentation does not establish it as the civil-works contractor, Casablanca hybrid crane supplier - a separate EBRD-financed component whose award and supplier identity are not part of this marine-works record
Contract route
EBRD's Board report says the Casablanca civil-works and hybrid-crane contracts had already been awarded before Board approval after open single-stage procedures advertised through Marsa Maroc's procurement portal. Tender 02/DEPCTP/2024 covered studies and deepening works along quay series 30 from chainage 290 to 820, with a 27 February 2024 deadline and MAD 5 million provisional bond. The successful bidder, signed amount, notice to proceed and contract amendments remain unpublished.
Execution window
Tanger Med Engineering gives a 42-month programme starting 1 October 2024. Marsa Maroc later reported a first 230-metre section commissioned at -12 m and works continuing toward the full 530-metre quay by 2028. This supports partial service availability only; the remaining sections, transition zones, full-depth dredging, furniture, surveys and final acceptance remain live gates.
Works package
Stabilise the existing quay with 160 mm micropiles; install the landside anchorage, piles, capping beams and tie rods; construct the retaining system and anti-scour slab; dredge approximately 185,000 cubic metres to -12 m chart datum; install quay furniture; and complete 40 metres of transition zones around the 530-metre deepened frontage. The design target is vessels up to 70,000 DWT and a 50-year structural life, with future expandability to -14 m.
Marine interfaces
The brownfield sequence must keep cargo operations, utilities and berth access functioning while stabilisation, piling, retaining works and dredging progress along the quay. Published progress for section 1, chainage 590-820, records 102 of 185 D1100 and 83 of 184 D1400 piles prefabricated, 64 of 77 D1100 and 65 of 77 D1400 piles drilled and installed, 192 metres or 77% of anti-scour slab and 127 micropiles or 76%, with capping-beam sections 1-4 complete and 5-6 ongoing at the presentation date.
Commercial evidence boundary
The MAD 475.5 million figure in Tanger Med Engineering's project overview is the most specific published Casablanca project investment baseline located. EBRD separately provides up to MAD 690 million of senior debt for four Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar components. Marsa Maroc's broader MAD 4.4 billion programme and end-2025 commitments cover additional investments and cannot be allocated wholesale to this package. No signed contract value, variation ledger or final account is public.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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First 230-metre quay section entered service

Marsa Maroc reported 230 metres commissioned at -12 m for vessels up to 60,000 tonnes while works continued toward the full 530-metre frontage. The milestone is a partial operating release rather than project completion.

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Quay deepening programme started

The technical programme began its 42-month delivery window, linking structural reinforcement, retaining works, scour protection and approximately 185,000 cubic metres of dredging.

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Casablanca deepening tender closed

Tender 02/DEPCTP/2024 established the studies-and-works boundary from chainage 290 to 820. EBRD later confirmed an award, but the winner remains undisclosed in the records reviewed.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Successful bidder and signed value for tender 02/DEPCTP/2024
  • Remaining 300 metres of quay and 40 metres of transition zones
  • As-built depth, datum, dredged quantity and sediment destination
  • Pile, micropile, retaining-wall and anti-scour acceptance records
  • Operational interfaces between active cargo handling and staged marine works
  • Hybrid crane supplier and commissioning as a separate component
  • Final completion date, variations and certified final account

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Reporting status

Construction, confirmed confidence

Last checked 2 August 2026 across 7 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 2 August 2026 Cited sources 7

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