Aswebo, Aannemingen Van Wellen, Franki Construct and Cosimco – all under the Willemen Group banner – will build the project, which was finalized during King Mohammed VI’s visit to The Netherlands in March.

APM has invested 758 million euros in the upgrade, which will increase the profitability of the 30-year lease it holds on the Tangier Med 2 port complex.

The 53-hectare facility is scheduled to become operational in 2019, providing quicker access to products and markets on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar.

“To win this enormous project, a team of 35 people, spread across multiple companies within the group worked together on this project for four months,” said company president Johan Willeman, who also led the construction of a major port in the Belgian city of Antwerp. “The complementarity of the different companies of the Willemen Group and the experience we have accumulated in port works, were crucial factors for the Employer APM Terminals to entrust the entire project to our group.”