The 1st quarter of 2024 saw the organization of a series of nine emergency preparedness exercises, involving the majority of Tanger Med Port’s terminals and port facilities. These exercises involved strategic sites such as the Hydrocarbon Storage Zone, LPG Storage Zone, port reception facility for hydrocarbon waste treatment, as well as the container terminals and warehouses of the Logistics Free Zone.
These exercises, organized in collaboration with concessionaires and port operators, have achieved a number of key objectives in strengthening port safety:
- Team training and coordination: Ensuring that mobilized teams are trained, familiar with joint intervention, and comply with procedures set out in the Port Emergency Plan and internal terminal Operations Plans.
- Communication and coordination tests: Assessing the fluidity of communications, coordination between teams, availability of necessary resources, evacuation organization, and joint response capabilities.
- Improved responsiveness: Testing the responsiveness of intervention teams by improving their response time, while developing the appropriate reflexes to deal with various emergency situations.
- Port Security Plan Evaluation: Verifying implementation of the Port Security Plan, including activation of the Port Command Post.
- Real-life simulation: Placing the Safety Brigade team in a real-life intervention context to better prepare members for challenges in the field.
- Checking intervention equipment: Testing the availability and performance of the port safety team’s response equipment, known as the Safety Brigade, to ensure their effectiveness in emergency situations.
These exercises have not only strengthened emergency preparedness, but also improved cooperation between the various players involved in port safety management, ensuring better risk management and faster, more effective response to incidents.
