Ouail EL IM RANI et al., International Journal of Research in Management, Economics and Commerce, ISSN 2250-057X, Impact Factor: 6.384, Volume 06 Issue 07, July 2016, Page 73-81 Tangier Med Port: What role for the Moroccan Economy and the International Trade? Ouail EL IMRANI 1 and Aziz BABOUNIA 2 1 (PhD Student, University Abdelmaleek Essaadi, Tetouan , Morocco, Research Laboratory: Management, Logistics, Governance & Applied Economics ( MaLoGEA) 2 (Researcher Professor, Faculty Polydisciplinnary of Tétouan, University Abdelmaleek Essaadi, Tetouan , Morocco, Former executive at the Ministry of equipments, transport and Logistics) Abstract: The accelerated pace of the global economy and the consequences puts Morocco in a very critical situation, getting them to take all measures available to promote its economy. Nevertheless, Morocco spares no opportunity granted and all these efforts in the development of its maritime networks. The port of Tangier Med, tool for growth and creator of value added and employment for Morocco and presents a very powerful tool of global maritime logistics especially it is located in the strait connecting the Mediterranean, Africa, Europe, Asia and America. It is also unifying the different links of the supply chain to converge to a better performance; it is also a key player in the positioning of the Kingdom as a logistics platform in the Mediterranean. The purpose of this article is to contribute to improving logistics performance of Tangier Med port with a view to make it more competitive at international level. To do this, this article proposes an analysis of the international shipping market, a presentation of the port and maritime sector in Morocco. This will allow a deeper understanding of its vital role and contribution to the national economy and international trade. Keywords: Tangier Med Port, Economic Attractiveness, Competitiveness, Moroccan Economy, International Trade. I.INTRODUCTION Within a few years, Morocco has moved from 84th to 16th place worldwide in the field of port and maritime operations. That was affirmed UNCTAD (United Nations body responsible for international trade). Improving instead of Morocco in the space of a few years is related to the establishment of Tangier Med Port. This allows channeling international flows which are not destined for Morocco. In other words, thanks to its main activity of transshipment and import / export, the Tangier Med port complex hosts high -capacity vessels carrying goods intended in particular to Africa, Europe, America thoughtfulness in the Asian continent and vice versa. The issue of the role of Tangier Med port in strengthening Morocco's international competitiveness requires a growing interest by researchers, has become a major concern fo r the country aware of the importance of the ro le of port cities in the growth of their economies, particularly in the current context marked picture o f the global economic recession, aggressive competition ... etc. Morocco remains a non-deviated fro m the international economic crisis and its influences which encouraged him to develop his abilities and potentialities to face the effects of the accelerate d pace of shipping countries worldwide. Governments face a number of global constraints to the development of its logistics activities, something that could be a serious handicap for the passage of containers. These constraints, heavy judged by the operators, are fro m the com lexity of import and export procedures and can have a negative impact on the security of the supply chain. Another aspect to be noted concerns lengthening of free time goods within the port area which delays the release of the goods fro m the port and generates additional costs borne by operators. In this context this research is to analyze the role of the port of Tangier Med and its impact on strengthening the national economy and international trade . in order to detect weaknesses that hinder its development and to propose improvents and adjustments to the Tangier Med port Authorities who wants to reach its capacity of container traffic and on the other hand to foster the relationship between the university and its socioeconomic environment. www.indusedu.org Page 73