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Port of Casablanca


The Port of Casablanca (Arabic: ميناء الدار البيضاء‎ , French: Port de Casablanca ) refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Casablanca's harbours and which handle Casablanca's shipping. The port is located at 33°36′N 7°37′W / 33.600°N 7.617°W / 33.600; -7.617Coordinates: 33°36′N 7°37′W / 33.600°N 7.617°W / 33.600; -7.617 near Hassan II Mosque.

The Port of Casablanca is one of the largest artificial ports in Morocco and in the world, though it was eclipsed when Tangiers-Med—a cargo port 40 km east of Tangiers and the largest on the Mediterranean coast of Africa in terms of capacity—went into service in 2007. The Port of Casablanca's initial capacity was 3.5 million shipment containers.


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