This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Hibapress-Rabat-MTL The Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mr. Abdessamad Kayouh, announced, in Agadir, the imminent launch of the marketing of the LQLIAA logistics zone south of Agadir.
Speaking at the opening of the 4th stage of the regional logistics meetings, held under the theme “The Grand Agadir, Hub Logistics of the Future”, Mr. Kayouh stressed that this logistics zone is the 1st realization of the priority program of the Moroccan Logistics Development Development Agency (AMDL) by 2028.
With a total area of 45 hectares (HA), this area mobilized a public investment of 350 million dirhams (MDH) capable of constituting a major milestone in the implementation of the national strategy for the development of logistical competitiveness, which is intended to be a pillar of the policy of modernizing the Moroccan economy, continued the Minister.
The Minister stressed that this project, carried out with the support of the Souss-Massa region, local authorities and territorial partners, aims to be a nerve center of logistical added value thanks to advanced infrastructure, designed to meet the requirements of economic operators.
With high quality installations adapted to the specific needs of the region, this area will allow massification of logistics flows, strengthening regional competitiveness and increased socio-economic integration, he explained.
The Minister said that this project should generate more than 550 direct jobs and around 2,000 indirect jobs, through more than 800 million dirhams of private investments, especially since it will generate an annual added value estimated at 2 billion dirhams.
In this sense, Mr. Kayouh has emphasized the exemplary dynamics that the logistics sector is experiencing in the Souss-Massa region, in support of the major changes in key sectors such as agriculture, industry and trade.
Likewise, he underlined the strategic vocation of the region, a logistics crossroads between the north and the south of the country, in accordance with the orientations of SM the King Mohammed VI, recalling the commitment of his department, through AMDL, to actively deploy the national strategy for the development of logistics competitiveness, in particular through the implementation of 750 ha of logistics zones by 2028.
This program aims to provide all regions of the kingdom with modern and integrated logistics infrastructure, with particular attention to the provinces of the southern kingdom, in line with the Atlantic Royal Initiative, he noted.
Placed under the aegis of the Ministry of Transport and Logistics, in partnership with AMDL, the regional logistics meetings aim to make logistics a powerful lever for the support of the development dynamics that the kingdom is experiencing.
They also constitute a strategic exchange and reflection platform around the logistical issues specific to each region.
