Morocco launches the biggest port in Africa

Tangier MED Port in Morocco. It has surpassed ports Said and Durban in Egypt and South Africa respectively to emerge Africa's largest port. [George Orido]

Morocco has opened operations at the largest sea port in Africa, with a capacity to handle nine million containers annually.

The port, dubbed Tangier MED, that is in the city of Tangier, is now bigger than other African giant ports — Port Said in Egypt and Durban in South Africa.