Posted on July 6, 2026
Megaproject in the Mediterranean uses giant concrete caissons to create a new maritime barrier in Nador, reinforce port protection, and expand Morocco’s presence in global routes of cargo, energy, and containers between Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Morocco is constructing one of the most ambitious port works in the Mediterranean, with the installation of 148 gigantic concrete caissons in the sea to form part of the main breakwater of Nador West Med, a new deep-water port focused on cargo, energy, and containers.
According to Jan De Nul, the company involved in the project, the structure integrates a maritime barrier of approximately 4.3 kilometers, designed to protect the future operational area of the port and create suitable conditions for operations in a strategic region of the Moroccan coast.
Of this total, about 3 kilometers are formed by concrete caissons, while another section uses riprap and protective blocks, a combination that creates an artificial line of defense against the impact of waves in the Mediterranean.
Nador West Med targets strategic Mediterranean routes
On the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, near the city of Nador, the project occupies a relevant position between the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, and the main trade routes connecting Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
This location helps explain why the port was conceived as more than a local infrastructure work, as the proposal is to create a new support point for international maritime transport.
