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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 new port of El Hamdania construction to be completed by 2024

Cherchell, Algeria (PortSEurope) July 2, 2017 – The Algerian new commercial port of El Hamdania (near the town of Cherchell, in the province of Tipaza) will...

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...

Algeria looks for foreign investment in CNAN operations

Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 26, 2017 – CNAN Nord spa and CNAN Med spa are planning to establish joint ventures with foreign shipping companies...

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...

Event – Algeria International Exhibition of Transport, Logistics & Mobility – Feb 26-28

Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 25, 2017 – The Algeria International Exhibition of Transport, Logistics & Mobility will take place February...

Algeria’s MCI presents line to Spain at ceramics fair

Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) February 22, 2017 – Algerian company Maghreb Container International (MCI) S.L. is participating in the international...

Oran port reports increase in export operations in 2016

Oran, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 18, 2017 – The port of Oran reported a significant increase in export operations in 2016 compared with last year....

New joint Algerian-Saudi shipping line discussed

Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 16, 2017 – During a visit by Saudi Trade and Investment Minister Madjed ben Abdullah Al Qassabi to a joint...

Algeria’s CNAN renews fleet

Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – At the moment when the Timgad ship, bought by the Algerian National Shipping Company (CNAN), was...

DP World reports 3.2% volume growth in 2016 and 6.0% volume growth in 4Q2016

Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe)  February 7, 2017 – DP World Limited handled 63.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of...

Algeria’s ENTMV to launch Mostaganem-Barcelona service

Mostaganem, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 6, 2017 – State-owned ferry company Entreprise Nationale de Transport Maritime de Voyageurs (ENTMV) is to...

Trieste remains key port for Austria

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 4, 2017 – Trieste was one of the most important ports of the Habsburg monarchy. Today, the port is once again the...

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