Developed within Tanger Med Port Complex, Medhub is the operational heart of its logistics network. It offers a powerful example of how strategic location, far-sighted infrastructure investment and an integrated economic model can transform a regional asset into a critical player in global trade.
Located on the Strait of Gibraltar, Tanger Med Port Complex has rapidly emerged as a world-class maritime bridge for transshipment and import and export.
Location is key to Tanger Med’s success – its strategic positioning connects shipping lanes between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, linking Europe, Africa, and Asia. Among many else, it is an ideal transshipment choice. North and South America are 10 days away, Rotterdam is just three, while Chinese ports are a 20-day trip.
Tanger Med says it owes its outstanding growth to the fact that it is much more than a port. It is an integrated industrial, logistic and economic ecosystem, combining port facilities with expansive free trade zones that host over 1,400 multinational companies. This comprehensive approach has been instrumental, transforming northern Morocco into a key engine of the country’s economy.
While Medhub functions as a dedicated logistics hub, it is the core of the Tanger Med port complex, which makes increasingly important contributor to the success story. The possibilities for regional distribution are boundless, with over 100 countries accessible via the port links and a staggering one billion consumers reachable in the European and African markets on its doorstep. It offers a single business stop, a single customs area and an area of 200 HA.
Operational Excellence
Since its launch, Medhub has achieved impressive performance metrics, solidifying Tanger Med’s position as the leading port in both the Mediterranean and Africa. A glance at the 2024 figures highlights its immense scale:
Warehouse throughput is impressive: 62,666 logistics flows passed through Tanger Med’s warehouses, worth $4.55 billion (USD) in business volume of goods. Over 100 logistics companies and distributors have been established. Household name international distributors at Medhub include Adidas, TE Connectivity and 3M, among many more. Logistics providers firmly established include Dachser, DHL, CEVA Logistics, Nippon Express, Africa Global Logistics, Emirates Logistics and many others.
The warehouse opportunity presented by Medhub is first grade for the demands of international companies and logistics providers. These units with area ranging from 400 square metres to 40,000 square metres are Class A, to meet regulatory and safety standards including fire protection, sprinklers, floor bearing standards and height requirements. Medhub’s warehouses offer 12m height clearance and floor support of 5T per square metre. Value-added logistics activities can be carried out within the warehouses including picking, packing, unlimited storage, co-packaging, labelling, assembly and quality control.
To support the warehousing, Medhub also offers state-of-the-art offices from 50 to 280 square metres as required, air-conditioned and meeting international security standards. Fiscal benefits are attractive for incoming businesses to Medhub: they include exemption from customs duties and VAT, exemption from registration and stamp duty on capital, and generous exemptions on business taxes for 15 years and income taxes for five years.
The logistics free zone is exactly what it says, aiming to assist customers on a one stop shop, thus enabling split certificates of origin to be issued by customs for goods transiting through the port as well as no customs declarations between the port and the logistics zone. World-world operations and world-Morocco operations are equally possible from the zone.
Africa Global Logistics Med (AGL) chose Medhub for its strategic location, advanced infrastructure, and regulatory efficiency. Managing Director Younes Lamarti highlights that the hub enables AGL to operate at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and global trade, efficiently managing complex automotive and industrial flows. “Medhub’s connectivity and efficiency have strengthened our agility and reliability across Africa and Europe — it’s where Morocco’s gateway to Africa begins,” he says.
