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Tunisia

Tunisia is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa, and is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its seaports are Bizerte, Gabès, La Goulette (Rades, Tunis), Sfax, Sousse and Zarzis.

Global Investment Holdings FY 2019 Financials Results: Great Success despite a Tough Year…

Global Investment Holdings announces Consolidated Net Revenues of 1,441.0mn TL and an Operating EBITDA of 563.3mn TL in 2019, which indicate a robust 28% and...

Six multinationals interested in building Enfidha deepwater port in Tunisia

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 9, 2020 – In January 2017, l’Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports (OMMP) declared that Tunisia would...

Global Ports Holding subsidiary in Tunisian acquisition

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 6, 2020 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), one of the world’s largest independent cruise port operators, has...

CMA CGM to reorganize SIRIUS service connecting Mediterranean with East Coast of South America

November 21, 2019 CMA CGM has announced the reorganization of its SIRIUS service connecting the Mediterranean with the East Coast of South America, effective...

Tunisia’s Rades port set for investment

Rades, Tunisia (Ports Europe) November 22, 2019 – The Mediterranean port of Rades, also known as La Goulette and 9 km south-east of the capital Tunis,...

Noatum Maritime sets up Marmedsa Tunisie SARL joint venture

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 1, 2019 – Noatum Maritime and the Tunisian group Pangea Shipping have signed an agreement setting up the new...

Marseille Fos works on shore electrification of ships of CTN

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 19, 2019 – Renaud Muselier, President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in France, was part of a joint...

Fercam strengthens Italy-Tunisia intermodal link

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2019 – Italian logistics company Fercam has upgraded the Italy-Tunisia intermodal connection by introducing a further...

GPH set to acquire La Goulette port’s cruise terminal in Tunisia

La Goulette, Tunisia (PortSEurope) May 24, 2019 – Global Ports Holding said it has been notified by the government of Tunisia that the...

Motril port aims to become hub for Spanish-Tunisian trade

Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2019 – The president of Motril port authority, José García Fuentes, has met with the Tunisian ambassador to Spain,...

Tunisian entrepreneurs seek business opportunities at Civitavecchia, Gaeta ports

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2019 – A delegation of Tunisian entrepreneurs has visited Civitavecchia and Gaeta ports to explore...

Tunisian ports see 7% increase in 2018 cargo traffic

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – The total volume of commercial activity in Tunisian commercial seaports was 30.7 million tons in 2018,...

Tunisia’s Zarzis port expects launch of shipping line to Italy’s Marina di Carrara

Zarzis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – The Tunisian port of Zarzis expects the launch of a regular shipping line to Italy’s Marina di...

Tunisian ports handle 8.3 million tonnes of cargo in 2018

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) January 25, 2019 – Tunisian ports handled 8.3 million tonnes of cargo in 2018. A total of 4.2 million tonnes of cargo were...

Italy’s Sahel Line starts operating regular service to Tunisia from Marina di Carrara port

Marina di Carrara, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – Italy’s Sahel Line srl has started operating a regular service linking Marina di Carrara port...

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,...

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...

Italy’s Ignazio Messina launches Italy-Tunisia ro-ro link

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – Italian shipping company Ignazio Messina has launched a new ro-ro maritime link between Italy and Tunisia. The...

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...

Italy’s ProCargo Line establishes shipping subsidiary

Carrara, Italy (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – Italian company ProCargo Line has established a shipping subsidiary, named ProCargo Line, and based in Cagliari....

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