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)
Libya relaunches exports of Sharara oil from Zawiya port
Zawiya, Libya (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – The first export of crude oil produced in Libya’s Sharara field after the lifting of the force majeure...
Libya’s Al Waha cuts oil output as bad weather causes port closures
Al Sidra, Libya (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – Oil company Al Waha, a subsidiary of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), reduced its crude oil...
Libya to hold Bulgarian ships in its territorial waters
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Libya will hold every Bulgarian ship that has entered its territorial waters, according to an order by the...
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,...
Libya’s Tripoli port handles first ship since 2012
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) August 6, 2018 – Tripoli port has resumed operations with the arrival of a ship with an Italian name, the first to moor at...
Libya’s NOC suspends oil exports from Zawya port
Zawya, Libya (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) suspended on July 16 the shipment of crude oil from Zawya port. The...
Latvia’s Alpha Shipping launches line connecting Barcelona, Castellón to North Africa
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – Latvian company Alpha Shipping has started offering a regular direct service linking the ports of Barcelona...
Libya’s NOC to relaunch oil exports from four ports
Ras Lanuf, Libya (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has suspended the force majeure declared in four ports in the...
LNA sets conditions for relaunch of exports from Libyan oil ports
Ras Lanuf, Libya (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – The Libyan National Army (LNA) has put forward a number of conditions for the resumption of oil exports from...
Libya’s NOC closes Hariga, Zuetina oil ports
Zuetina, Libya (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has declared the suspension of crude oil loadings at the Hariga...
Libya’s NOC to close two more oil ports
Zueitina, Libya (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has warned that it plans to close two more oil export ports due...
Libyan oil production slumps due to port attacks
Ras Lanuf, Libya (PortSEurope) June 14, 2018 – Rebel attacks on two eastern Libyan ports have led to a reduction in the country’s oil production by a...
Center for Transport Studies for the Western Mediterranean promotes the continuity of Mediterranean Corridor to Maghreb
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 –Â A delegation from the Center for Transport Studies for the Western Mediterranean (CETMO) joined the...
Germany’s Sloman Neptun to relaunch Cartagena-Benghazi line on Jan 10
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – German shipping company Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts AG plans to relaunch on January 10 its line between...
MSC to call at port of Benghazi after three-year closure
Benghazi, Libya (PortSEurope) October 29, 2017 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)has announced that its services will resume calling at Benghazi,...
Benghazi port reopens after three years of closure
Benghazi, Libya (Ports Europe) October 2, 2017 – The Libyan port of Benghazi was opened after three years of closure as a result of clashes between the...
Libyan port situation and safe navigation – North P&I Club
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 –Â UK marine liability insurer North P&I Club has issued a guidance on the safety of navigation at Libyan...