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SGTM, in consortium, is building the new Nador West Med port, a deep-water complex on Morocco’s eastern Mediterranean coast. Launched in 2016, the project includes the construction of a main breakwater over 4 km long and several secondary breakwaters enclosing the future terminals. SGTM dredged around 20 million m³ of underwater materials to achieve a draft of -20 m, and placed 9 million m³ of rockfill for the foundations of jetties and revetments. The port requires the assembly and placement of approximately 258 reinforced concrete caissons, each 33 m long and 17 m high, prefabricated on floating barges and submerged to form the main quay. SGTM deployed heavy equipment (floating cranes, 50-ton bollard pull tugboats) to handle these caissons weighing over 7,000 tonnes each. In parallel, the company developed the port’s storage yards (21 million m³ of hydraulic fill) and built the quay pavements as well as utility networks (sewerage, fuel) in the areas dedicated to hydrocarbon and mineral terminals. Despite complex geotechnical conditions (presence of compressible clay zones treated with ballast columns), the works are progressing on schedule, with phased commissioning of the berths starting in 2024. With an overall budget of around MAD 10 billion, Nador West Med will provide Morocco with a Mediterranean transshipment hub and open up the Oriental region, showcasing SGTM’s world-class maritime works expertise.