Libya
Libya is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa between Tunisia and Egypt. The Mediterranean Sea forms its Northern border. The de facto capital is port-city of Tripoli and the other major city is Benghazi, also a port. The country is experiencing widespread protests and clashes, as the country’s public services worsen with chronic power cuts. the country has rival administrations and no stable government. (Updated 04.07.2022)
Total executives meet with Libya’s National Oil Cooperation
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) April 23, 2021 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Cooperation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, has met with...
Hyundai Engineering and Construction discusses return to Libya
Tripoli, Libya, (Ports Europe) April 20, 2021 – The Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), Eng. Mustafa Sanalla, has met with the Vice...
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announces a state of Force Majeure at the port of Hariga
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) April 20, 2021 -The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced a state of Force Majeure as of April 19, 2021 for the ...
Statement by Greek minister of foreign affairs meeting with the deputy prime minister of Libya
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the end of his meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Libya, Hussein Atiya Abdul Hafeez...
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reopens the Greek embassy in Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece (Ports Europe) April 9, 2021 – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reopened Greece’s embassy in Libya last Tuesday, and called for a...
Libya invites Turkish participation in Zawiya port project
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – Turkish companies have been invited to build a new cargo port in Zawiya port in Western Libya, according...
Tarros to start Italy-Libya cargo service
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – The Italian shipping line is to start a cargo service to Libya. The new Italy Libya Express (ILE) service...
Libya welcomes EU ambassador José Antonio
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – The European Union Ambassador to Libya, José Antonio, has visited the headquarters of the National Oil...
Libyan government given deadline to avert port terminal strikes
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – Guards working at two oil terminals in eastern Libya have given the Tripoli-based government just over a...
Cairo seeks to develop Libya railway connection
Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 28, 2021 – The Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir has said that the government is planning to extend its...
Glenhallen Shipping revives Civitavecchia-Libya service
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 8, 2021 – Malta’s Glenhallen Shipping is to restart the regular shipping line for the transport of...
Spanish ambassador visits Libya’s National Oil Corporation
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) November 19, 2020 – Eng. Mustafa Sanalla, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Libya’s National Oil Corporation...
Libya says ports now open for oil exports
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) November 1, 2020 – The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has declared the ending of blockades of the entire Libyan fields and...
Libyan delegation to visit Malta
Libyan delegation led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh is coming to Malta – October 29, 2020 A Libyan delegation led by the...
Istanbul hosts the first-ever Turkish–Libyan Economic Forum
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – The Libyan-Turkish Economic Platform started on October 13 in Istanbul aiming to boost bilateral...
EU Ambassadors support Libya’s National Oil Corporation and emphasize the necessity of neutrality
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman of the Board Mustafa Sanalla received His Excellency the Ambassador and Head of the European Union Mission to Libya...
Libya’s Sidra and Ras Lanuf ports prepare for oil exports
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) declares lifting Force Majeure status as of Friday 23 October 2020 and instructions have already been given to...
Malta and Morocco working together for a united Libya
Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco Nasser Bourita had a phone call wherein they discussed how...
Libyan ports prepare for oil exports
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) September 27, 2020 – Local sources have reported that works have restarted at the Libyan ports of Zueitina, Brega and Hreiqa...
Spanish prime minister takes part in Southern EU Countries (MED7) summit
Pedro Sánchez stresses the importance of coordination by Mediterranean countries to push through policies of mutual interest in EU – September 10, 2020...