(Ecofin Agency) - State-owned port operator Marsa Maroc announces a joint-venture agreement with  Eurogate International GmbH and Contship Italia S.p.A, for their introduction into the capital of Marsa International Tangier Terminals S.A. (MINTT).

MINTT is the concessionaire of the third container terminal of Tangier Med port, which should be commissioned in 2020 with a nominal capacity of 1.5 million TEU.  

Eurogate International GmbH is a subsidiary of German group Eurogate, one of the main independent container terminal operators in Europe, while Contship Italia is an Italian container terminal operator.

Founded in 2006, Marsa Maroc operates terminals in nine Moroccan ports and offers logistics services.