Increase in container traffic at Tanger Med

Container traffic at the Tanger Med port stood at 1.5 million TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) containers at the end of the first half of 2014, an increase of 24% compared to the same period in 2013. According to a statement from the Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA), traffic at the Renault car terminal stood at 94,500 units during the same period, of which 79,500 were produced in the Renault Mellousa factory, an increase of 64% compared to the first half of 2013. The Common User terminal recorded traffic of 24,083 units during this semester, an increase of 51% compared to the first half of 2013. Furthermore, TMPA highlights that the Tanger Med port has just been ranked by the British specialist magazine "Container Management" in 55th place worldwide out of 120 international ports in terms of the importance of container traffic. This achievement, realised thanks to the good performance…