The shipping platform

Location: Mohammedia is situated approx 20km NE of Casablanca. General overview: The port consists of a small protected harbour and a finger pier for large tankers, protected by an extensive breakwater. The port is mainly used by tankers, both large and small, fishing vessels and some general cargo vessels. The harbour is approached from the NE, the entrance width is 82m with a dredged channel depth of 7.6m, for general cargo and fishing vessels. Safe anchorage can be obtained to the E of the port, avoiding the buoys marking the underwater pipelines to the tanker pier. The tanker berths handle crude oil, fuel oil, LPG, naphtha and some products. Traffic figures: Approx 4,000,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: New Tanker Terminal: LOA 290m, draught 17.0m HW, 150,000DWT. Harbour Basin: LOA 120m, draught 6.7m HW.