Marsa Maroc made more money and handled more cargo in the first half of 2026, while increasing investment in its ports and new projects. The port operator recorded consolidated revenue of 3.214 billion dirhams between January and June, up 13% from 2.842 billion dirhams in the same period last year. Net income attributable to the group rose 12% to 869 million dirhams, compared with 773 million dirhams a year earlier.
The company’s gross operating surplus increased by 20% to 1.873 billion dirhams, from 1.561 billion dirhams. Revenue growth and tight control of costs helped drive the increase. Operating expenses, excluding depreciation, rose by 4.7%.
Marsa Maroc handled 34.5 million tonnes of cargo during the first six months of the year, up 3% from a year earlier.
The increase was mainly driven by stronger domestic container traffic and higher volumes of solid and liquid bulk cargo.
Container traffic reached 1,520,260 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, up 1%.
Import and export container traffic increased by 7% to 697,594 TEUs. Transshipment traffic fell by 4% to 822,666 TEUs.
Solid bulk and general cargo rose 3% to 11.7 million tonnes. Liquid bulk increased 6% to 5.9 million tonnes.
New vehicle traffic grew 12% to 81,619 units. Roll-on/roll-off truck traffic increased 14% to 15,936 units.
Marsa Maroc also invested heavily during the period. Capital spending reached 3.4 billion dirhams, mainly for port infrastructure and equipment for the new terminals at Nador West Med.
The company completed the entry of Terminal Investment Limited, or TIL, into West Med Container Terminal during the first half of the year. TIL now owns 50% minus one share of the subsidiary that operates the East Container Terminal at Nador West Med. Marsa Maroc holds the remaining 50% plus one share.
TIL is the terminal operating arm of MSC, one of the world’s largest shipping groups.
Marsa Maroc also expanded outside the country. The company signed a management contract in February to operate two piers at the Port of Monrovia in Liberia.
The expansion is part of a wider strategy to grow its port operations and develop new sources of revenue.
The group had total consolidated assets of 11.125 billion dirhams at the end of June. Consolidated equity stood at 4.560 billion dirhams, while available cash assets reached 470.161 million dirhams.
Consolidated operating income stood at 1.571 billion dirhams.
The Board of Directors met on 23 September to review the company’s activities and approve its accounts for the first half of 2026.
