Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco – the Militzer & Münch Group is registering a marked increase in transports to the Maghreb region. In the past two years, the Militzer & Münch road transports from Germany to Morocco doubled, shipments to Tunisia even grew threefold.
Association Agreements are in place between the European Union and Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, to be expanded into Free Trade Agreements. Tunisia is highly industrialized with good infrastructure, where the textile and garment industry is strategically most important — 83.6 percent of textiles produced in Tunisia are destined for export. Morocco boasts modern infrastructure and low production costs, with the automotive industry growing significantly. Algeria’s economy relies essentially on the production and export of oil and gas, with the government aiming to create more jobs outside this sector.
The French concept for success
Militzer & Münch started its activities in the Maghreb region already 35 years ago. “Especially the France-Maghreb trade lane is an important pillar of the Militzer & Münch Group,” says Dr. Lothar Thoma, CEO M&M Militzer & Münch International Holding AG. Marseille is the Militzer & Münch Tunisia hub – Bordeaux and Pusignan (Lyon) serve as trans-loading terminals for Morocco.
Investing locally
The Militzer & Münch Group continually invested in company-owned infrastructure in the Maghreb. Among others, Militzer & Münch built a customs terminal in Tangier, Morocco in 2016. With 10,000 square meters, the terminal offers additional warehousing capacity and enables fast customs clearance. In November 2016 – on the occasion of the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakesh – Militzer & Münch Morocco was among the cosignatories of the first Moroccan charter for the advancement of ‘green’ logistics.
“For Militzer & Münch, the Maghreb states are, and will remain, one of our core markets,” says Dr. Lothar Thoma. “With our experienced teams in the Maghreb, Turkey, France, Germany and Switzerland, we will continue to be optimally positioned, to offer individually tailored transport solutions for the different industries.”