Marsa Maroc has initiated a significant expansion into West Africa with the effective launch of its port operations in Benin.
Marsa Maroc is consolidating its position as a driving force in the national port sector while implementing a strategy to expand into new African markets, in line with the Kingdom’s desire to strengthen its continental presence.
This initiative marks a first step in Marsa Maroc’s international reach.
Nationally, the company is continuing to develop its infrastructure in the Kingdom’s strategic ports, with a particular emphasis on expanding processing capacity and renewing its equipment fleet, in order to
continuously improve the quality of service offered to economic operators.
The company, whose majority of shareholders remain public, affirms its ambition for 2030: to become a key port, maritime, and logistics player in the region. With this in mind, Marsa Maroc plans to invest nearly 16 billion dirhams (about $1.48 billion) according to the Bank Al-Maghrib exchange rate on April 29, 2025) over the next five years.
This investment, unprecedented in the sector, will be financed through controlled debt, combined with the group’s strong cash-generating capacity, as well as potential contributions from partners.
In addition, the Board of Directors is proposing the payment of 9.5 dirhams dividend per share, up 12 per cent from the previous year, reflecting the company’s commitment to regularly sharing value with its shareholders.
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