Ever-increasing trade traffic prompted Mohammed VI, the King of Morocco, to choose to extend the Tangiers Mediterranean Harbour (Tangers MED II). The revamped port, which is the largest port in Africa, will make Tangers MED II one of the most cutting-edge cargo and transhipment hubs in the world. After completion, the port will be equipped to handle 8 million EVP containers, 7 million passengers, 2 million vehicles and 10 million metric tonnes of oil products annually. Following elaborate negotiations, the two-phase project was awarded to a consortium that included BESIX Somagec.