For ports, the core reform resulted in (i) ending
the confusion between regulatory and operational
functions, which previously were under a single
state entity ODEP (Office D’Exploitation des
Ports), and (ii) introducing competition. Following
the adoption of the law 16-02 of November, 23rd
3 From a business perspective, logistics is the supply
chain process that plans, implements, and controls
efficiently forward and reverse flow and storage of
goods, services, and related information between the
point of origin and the point of consumption, in order to
meet customers' requirements. Hence, logistics costs
depend on not only transport management but also
public management of infrastructure, institutional
environment, transport services quality, private sector
capability to innovate and adopt internationally
recognized best practices.
2005, ODEP’s regulatory activities were
transferred to the Agence Nationale des Ports.
Simultaneously, operational activities were left
with the transformed ODEP, the SODEP (Société
d’Exploitation des Ports). Law 16-02 also provides
for opening of commercial activities to private
sector operators.