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         EVOLUTION OF PORT


         ACTIVITY IN THE YEAR 2020




          The impact of Covid-19 on Morocco’s foreign trade can be portrayed by contrasting trends in some port traffics.
          Indeed, the increased flow of some commodities has generated a multiplying impact, as in the case of cereal and
          fertilizer traffic. This situation involved the adjustment of the operational regulation rules.

          However, the suspension of car-ferries and pleasure crafts has resulted in a dramatic decrease in passenger and cruise
          ship traffic. In addition, the decrease in hydrocarbon consumption during the lockdown period had an impact on the
          national cabotage growth.




         2016-2020                                                  The Agency’s managed ports’ traffic distributed
         Evolution of overall traffic                               by type of flow in 2020


                                                                                                      Cabotage
          In millions                                                                                 2,9 MT   3%
          of tons

                                                                            Import
                                                                      61%   56,1 MT
                                               Overall
                                     +5,1%     Traffic
                                               (Millions                                                     Export
                                               of tons)                                                      33,5 MT   36%



              77,4   83,7   85,3    88    92,5                                          In millions of tons
              2016    2017  2018   2019   2020
















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