The total volume of commercial traffic handled by Moroccan ports in the first quarter of 2025 reached 60.8 million tonnes, up from 55.2 million tonnes in the same period last year—marking a 10.2% increase.
Domestic traffic recorded a volume of 30.5 million tonnes, an increase of 7.7%, while transshipment reached a volume of 30.3 million tonnes, showing growth of 12.7% compared with the 1st quarter of 2024, the Ministry of Equipment and Water stated in a press release.
The breakdown of traffic showed a predominance of transshipment activity, representing a 49.9% share of overall traffic, followed by imports (29.5%), exports (16.4%), cabotage (3.6%) and bunkering (0.6%), the same source reported.
Imports reached a volume of 17.9 million tonnes (+2.8%), exports around 10 million tonnes (+13.7%), cabotage 2.2 million tonnes (+31.6%) and bunkering 392.9 thousand tonnes (-7.1%), all for the benefit of vessels transiting the Strait of Gibraltar.
In terms of passenger traffic, Moroccan ports saw 720,645 passengers pass through at the end of March 2025, up 3.9% on the same period last year.
The volume of landings of coastal and artisanal marine fishing products for the 1st quarter of 2025 fell by -24.5% to 136,856 tonnes, the press release concludes.
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