Tangier Med is a new passenger and cargo port located on the Straits of Gibraltar about 40 km east of Tangier in Morocco and 15 km from Spain at the shortest distance between Africa and Europe. The ambitious construction program was officially inaugurated in July 2007 by King Mohammed VI and the government body Tangier Mediterranean Special Agency (TMSA) is overseeing the whole project.
Tangier Med Port is determined to comply with the highest international safety and security standards. It will not only be compliant with the ISPS Code, but will also have its security organization compliant with the requirements of recent European directives and compliant with the safety requirements set by IMO (International Maritime Organization). The TMSA has therefore, following a competitive tender process, contracted TEAM to design and manufacture four modern Passenger Boarding Bridges which will facilitate safe and secure boarding and disembarkment for the 2 million ferry passengers expected to transit the passenger terminal.
TEAM will deliver the four PBBs to the new ferry terminal at Tangier Med in the first quarter of 2010. Two different SEDNA designs will be installed; two PBBs with two large tunnel sections leading from the ferry entry door to quay level, and two PBBs with one large tunnel section leading from the ferry door to an elevated walkway. Both designs will include a sophisticated cabin and docking ramp section.
Source : Travel Daily News International