Algeria
Algeria is a country in Northwest Africa bordered by Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mauritania and Western Sahara. The main seaports are Alger, Skikda (largest by TEU), Arzew, Oran, Djen-Djen, Mostaganem and Bejaia. Ports are managed by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The government has expansion plans but remians overshadowed by Morocco’s Tanger Med Port Complex.
Algerian ports see marginal increase in 2019
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 2, 2020 – Serport, the state-owned manager of 10 ports, has reported total cargo in 2019 of 120 million tonnes,...
Algerian port’s cargo traffic rises 7% y/y in Q1
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) May 21, 2019 – Algeria’s port activity registered growth of around 7% in the first quarter of 2019. The cargo...
Mostaganem port workers end 18-day strike
Mostaganem, Algeria (PortSEurope) May 14, 2019 – The workers of the port of Mostaganem resumed work on May 13, after a strike which lasted 18...
France’s CMA CGM launches service linking Adriatic Sea to Algeria
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 14, 2019 – French shipping company CMA CGM has activated the new Adrinaf weekly line service that directly...
Algerian minister says port development will drive economy
Skikda, Algeria (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – The Minister of Public Works and Transport, Abdelghani Zaalane, has said that the development of ports...
Algeria’s Djendjen port becomes cement export hub
Djendjen, Algeria (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Cement makers are stepping up their exports through the Algerian port of Djendjen, which is becoming a...
WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support Meeting on 3 October in Algiers,...
Spain’s AR Racking executes design project near Algiers port
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – Spanish company AR Racking has executed the extension project of the logistic centre of Agility Global...
Algerian delegation studies Barcelona’s single port window system
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – Barcelona port has received the visit of an Algerian delegation, made up of representatives of several...
Algeria launches dry port to back Algiers harbour
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 – Algeria’s government has launched a dry port in the area of the Rouïba industrial zone, which will...
Railway line expansion project to Algeria’s Djendjen port to be completed in early 2019
Djendjen, Algeria (Ports Europe) July 26, 2018 – Algerian Minister of Public Works and Transport, Abdelghani Zaâlane, has said that the project for the...
New container transfer system from the port of Algiers to dry ports
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – A new system for the transfer of containers from the port of Algiers to dry ports has been put in place by...
Mostaganem port acquires equipment to facilitate traffic flows
Mostaganem, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – Mostaganem port has acquired new equipment to facilitate the handling of passengers and vehicles at the...
Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard delivers tugboat to Algeria’s Skikda port
Skikda, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Italian company Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA, a specialist in the design and construction of military and...
Algeria to launch dredging project at Dellys port in Q3 2018
Dellys, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – The dredging of the fishing and commercial port of Dellys in Algeria will be launched in the third quarter of...
Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, key partners for the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – For the Grand Port Maritime of Marseille (GPMM), the Maghreb is a leading partner with Algeria remaining...
Valencia port participates in Hispano-Algerian Business Meeting
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), represented by Francesc Sánchez, took part in the...