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.
Valencia-Mostaganem sea transport line handles 53,000 passengers in H1
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – The sea transport line between Valencia and Mostaganem (Algeria), which has been operating in the port of...
CMA CGM launches direct service to link Morocco and Algeria to the Black Sea
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – The French CMA CGM Group is launching the Black Sea Med Express, created specifically to respond to the...
DP reports improved H1 2017 TEU traffic
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) 25 July 25, 2017 – DP World Limited handled 34.0 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of...
Valencia port tenders contract for aid to passengers travelling to Algeria
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 16, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has tendered the service contract of...
More than 29,000 passengers arrive in Oran in Q1, 2017
Oran, Algeria (PortSEurope) July 7, 2017 –29,146 passengers arrived in the Algerian port of Oran from Spanish and French ports and further 21,069 passengers...
Algeria’s CNAN Nord to increase frequency of service to Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – Algerian shipping company CNAN Nord is considering a potential increase of the frequency of its regular...
New maritime terminal opens in the port of Béjaïa
Béjaïa, Algeria (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – A new passenger terminal has been inaugurated in Béjaïa, Algeria’s second largest commercial port, located...
Spanish government to support launch of Valencia-Mostaganem ferry line
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spanish central government’s representative in Valencia region, José Vicente Herrera, has discussed the...
Two new signatories to the Malta MedFish4Ever Declaration
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – On 16 and 31 May respectively the Ambassadors to the European Union of the People’s Democratic...
Traffic of commodities via Algiers port declines Y/Y in Jan-Mar 2017
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Traffic of commodities in the port of Algiers showed a slight decline yearly in the first quarter of 2017. A...
Spain’s Baleària introduces “Regina Báltica” ship to Valencia-Mostaganem ferry line
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Spanish ferry operator Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. plans to introduce the “Regina...
Intermarine Expands Americas to Mediterranean Liner Service
Houston, USA (PortSEurope) May 21, 2017 – Intermarine, LLC, the global leader in the transport of project, breakbulk and heavylift cargo, is to expand of its...
Algeria declares El Hamdania port construction project of public importance
El Hamdania, Algeria (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 – The construction of the large port centre of El Hamdania (Cherchell) is now declared to be of public...
Baleària acquires ferry ship to operate Valencia-Mostaganem line
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. has expanded its fleet with the acquisition of...
Algeria’s CNAN Med starts operating regular Valencia to Oran service
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Algerian company CNAN Med has announced the start of a new regular service between the ports of Valencia,...
Algerian port traffic down in 2016
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 26, 2017 – At Algeria’s 10 commerical ports in 2016, overall port traffic (import and export) decreased by...
Weco RoRo includes Djen-Djen port in regular schedule in Mediterranean
Djen-Djen, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Danish ro-ro and project cargo company Weco RoRo has included Algeria’s Djen-Djen port in its...