For full details on clearing into and out of Morocco and the rules, see Morocco Formalities.
On arrival at the port entrance behind the huge outer breakwater, call the port captain on VHF Ch. 11. You may or may not get an answer.
Yachts can either proceed to the marina (if there is space) or anchor off the port and go by dinghy to visit the authorities. Formalities are reported to be relatively straightforward and the officials friendly and efficient. Some English is spoken here.
If you berth at the Yacht Club, at some point after your arrival (it could be a few hours or the next day), you will receive a visit from the Authorities.
The following need to be seen:
The Port Authority will want you to fill out a set of documents.
The Gendarmerie Royale (Surete Nationale) are tracking boats along the coast in their continuing fight against drug trafficking, they will take pictures of the boat.
The Police will stamp your passports.
Customs may or may not issue you a Temporary Import Permit for the boat, form D716.
All officials are reported to be courteous and professional. Having copies of all your boat paperwork will help, as will speaking some French.
Last updated January 2018.
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Mar 28, 2019 12:09 PM
March 2019. Marina is CLOSED. we needed to berth for emergency repairs and were flat out refused entry, even just for a few hours. No further explanation. Not sure if closure is temporary or permanent.
Reported by Dutch Skipper Gerard Westemijer:
Harbour Fees here (January 2018):
There are just a few berths available in the Marina and the price for a 15m yacht is Dhm 365 a day. The harbour master of the commercial harbour asked for a 15m yacht – Dhm 275 a day. So this is altogether a really expensive harbour.
We are in Mohammedia at the moment(19/12/2017) and were forced to pay an extra fee to the port of 28 euros/night. Which leaves us with 58 euros per night including the Marina fee. Quite expensive ,particularly as the spot we have is being tied up to another boat. Although the authorities are friendly as well as the Marina personnel.
We stayed in Mohammedia in November 2017. We were sent away from Rabat because of the onshore winds – they noticed us approaching on AIS and called us well in advance to ask us to proceed to Mohammedia. We arrived at night and there was no space so we were tied up alongside a moored boat. The officials arrived directly and were very friendly and efficient. There was no drug sniffing dog or any boat search. We payed Port Authorities 26 euros a day, and the marina just raised their price from 4 to 25 euros per day! Way too expensive for us to stay long. It is such a shame, we were planning to stay at least a week but now we only stayed 3 nights. Mohammedia has great facilities and the city has a good train connection to all the major cities in Morocco. Diesel 10 Dirham per L, the same price as in Europe! Gibraltar is way cheaper.
We checked out the marina in Casablanca as well, that look like it needs an investor. It probably won’t open soon.
Visited harbour in November 2016: Staff very friendly and helpful, speak English well. At first confusing, since there are multiple shift-crews for coast-guard, police, immigrations, customs and the port captain that you loose track of who is who. They guided us well through the paperwork. We approached at night without a problem, 24 hour night guard is on site and usually notices your arrival.
You pay a harbour fee according to the length of the boat: for us, 9.3 meter -> 280 dirhams per night + a marina fee of 4€ or 40 dirham per day.
Passports and boat papers are kept by officials.
Posted on behalf of SV Proteus:
It was no problem to anchor just outside the harbour at first (or even for a night) – in about 4-5m just off the public beach – and go in with the dinghy to check in with immigration/customs, and wait for a spot in the marina. The holding is good in sandy mud. If you’re really wanting a space, just wait an overnight: the turnover is usually quick.
Because of the adjacent petrochemical port, security is extremely tight. Actually, surprisingly tight. They require a shore pass to get out and back in to the port outer gate. There is a Carrefour (and a liquor store!) in town and the taxi ride is super cheap: around 10 dirhams.
Fuel was possible, but if your boat is deeper than 1.5m, the fuel pump is only accessible at high(er) tide.