This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
HIBAPRESS-RABAT-MTL Mr. Abdessamad Kayouh, Minister of Transport and Logistics, chaired, in Casablanca, the opening ceremony of the 12th International Transport and Logistics Fair for Africa and the Mediterranean (Logismd).
Placed under the high patronage of SM The King Mohammed VI that God glorifies it, logism is held until May 15, under the theme “Supply Chain in Morocco: an industry in the service of competitiveness, sovereignty and sophistication of the economy”.
A true Moroccan showcase open to global challenges, this fair is an opportunity to take stock of the advances in the national strategy for the development of logistics competitiveness, while identifying future priorities in the light of rapid changes internationally.
In his opening speech, the Minister stressed that the transport and logistics sector occupies a strategic place in the vision of the Kingdom of Morocco in matters of economic competitiveness, noting that our country works for its strengthening in order to make it a central pillar of our development plans, with the aim of consolidating the position of Morocco as a leading logistics hub within the African and Mediterranean region.
The Minister added that to achieve this objective, the national logistics infrastructure is being strengthened through major projects aimed at improving ports and airports, the extension of the road and rail network, as well as the development of modern logistics platforms.
In this context, the ministry, through the Moroccan Logistics Development Agency (AMDL), pays particular attention to the development of logistics zones in the different regions of the kingdom, said Mr. Kayouh, noting that a priority program is currently being deployed, covering several logistics zones on a global area of 750 hectares.
The Minister recalled, in this regard, the recent announcement of the launch of the marketing of the LQLIAA logistics zone (south of Agadir), also emphasizing other projects of logistics zones which will be launched in 2025 in Casablanca, Kénitra and Fès, as part of a first phase.
And to support: “special attention will be paid to the southern regions, notably Dakhla and Guerguerat, to develop logistics areas in line with the objectives of the Atlantic initiative of the Kingdom”.
In addition, Mr. Kayouh noted that thanks to high royal orientations, aimed at promoting this strategic sector through the implementation of structuring projects as well as legislative and regulatory reforms, Morocco is now faced with a real opportunity to strengthen partnerships, to exchange experiences and to explore new prospects for cooperation, with a view to building an intelligent, durable and integrated logistical ecosystem Capable of meeting market needs and contributing to the development of the national economy.
