Casablanca shipyard. Najib Cherfaoui: "The ANP wants to move fast, but does not exclude national operators"

Najib Cherfaoui Maritime Expert
The saga of the Casablanca port shipyard continues. While it was said that the operation would go to the French player Piriou, the National Ports Agency (ANP) has just launched a new international call for tenders to award this shipyard. But voices are being raised to denounce terms that exclude any potential Moroccan player from the outset. What is the reality? Elements of an answer in this interview with Najib Cherfaoui, maritime expert.
The ANP has launched a call for tenders for the Casablanca shipyard. What does it consist of? I will not repeat the content of this 16-year-old press release. This idea dates back exactly to April 2008, the month during which the ANP (National Ports Agency) had entrusted, for an amount of 2.3 million dirhams, the study of definition and implementation of "the concession for the construction and operation of a shipyard a…