Morocco’s national rail operator said yesterday that it would spend $2.9bn on some 168 trains from Spanish, French and Korean suppliers, Reuters reports.  ONCF said the equipment would be supplied…

Bouygues subsidiary Colas has won three contracts worth a total of €430m on Morocco’s high-speed railway between Kenitra and Marrakech. Two Colas subsidiaries will carry out the work. Grands Travaux…

German tunnel specialist Herrenknecht will study the feasibility of building a high-speed rail tunnel between Morocco and Spain, Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI) reports. Spain and Morocco have been considering…

Morocco plans to more-than-double its airport capacity from 38 million passengers to 80 million by 2030, when it will co-host the Fifa World Cup with Spain and Portugal, Reuters reports.…

The latest contract in Morocco’s Kenitra-Marrakesh high-speed rail link has gone to the China Overseas Engineering Corporation (Covec), a subsidiary of China Railways, business website Zawya reports. Covec was bidding…

As Morocco suffers its worst drought for 40 years, French water specialist Veolia has agreed in principle to build a desalination plant near the capital, Rabat. Procured as a public-private…

Morocco has secured €400m to fund the expansion of its truck and passenger terminal at Tanger Med Port. The expansion will more than double the port’s truck handling capacity to…

French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Morocco this week resulted in 20 deals covering desalination, energy, rail and water management, as well as finance, banking, and education, the North Africa…

Morocco has awarded two further contracts for civil engineering work on the high-speed rail line it’s building between the port of Kenitra and Marrakech, business website Zawya reports. China’s Shandong…

China Railway Number 4 Engineering Group (CREC 4) has been chosen to carry out civil engineering works on Morocco’s high-speed rail line between the port of Kenitra, 30km north of…

French architect Oualalou + Choi have released renderings for its 115,000-seat stadium to be built near Casablanca for the 2030 World Cup, which will be hosted by Morocco, Spain and…

A consortium led by France’s Egis with Systra and Morocco’s Novec will project manage the infrastructure for a 430km high-speed railway in Morocco between Kenitra and Marrakech. Morocco wants it…

Morocco is looking for a consultant to do a feasibility study on an offshore wind project that could be Africa’s first. The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) and the…

A consortium led by Spanish contractor Acciona has broken ground in Morocco on what will be Africa’s largest desalination plant at Lamharza Essahel, about 40km south of Casablanca. The $650m…

Bymaro, the Moroccan subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, has been chosen to build the Mohammed VI university teaching hospital in Rabat. Designed by Paris-based AIA Architectes, the €450m hospital will be…

Spain and Morocco are considering building a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar in time for the 2030 World Cup Finals, Moroccan news site SNRT reports. It said the plans…

Morocco wants to upgrade 20 of its airports by 2045 and has put out an international tender for a consultant to draw up a blueprint. Commissioned by the General Directorate…

Morocco has issued a tender for a 375km high-speed railway between the port of Kenitra north of Rabat on the Atlantic coast to the city of Marrakech in the southwest.…