Maritime governance: the ANP prepares an audit of Casablanca port concessionaires

The National Ports Agency (ANP) plans to evaluate valid port concessions at the port of Casablanca.
The institution, led by Mustapha Farès, has just launched a new consultation (following one declared unsuccessful in October 2024) to enlist the services of a firm that will conduct an audit mission.
This mission, with a budget of two million dirhams (MDH), will cover the last five financial years.
The future service provider will have to verify compliance with the contractual terms of six port concessions, evaluate the effectiveness of management and steering mechanisms for relations with the concerned concessionaires, and assess the effectiveness of the monitoring and control tools in place.
It will also have to analyse the history of exchanges and events that have marked the concessions, as well as the ANP's pricing policy and the legal framework governing the conceded activities. The…