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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.

Center for Transport Studies for the Western Mediterranean promotes the continuity of Mediterranean Corridor to Maghreb

Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – A delegation from the Center for Transport Studies for the Western Mediterranean (CETMO) joined the...

EBRD and International Maritime Organization to jointly promote green shipping industry

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Maritime...

Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation plans west African service

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – The Ministry of Transport has announced, the opening, in the coming months a new direct commercial line...

Spain’s Grupo Alonso sets up subsidiary in Tunisia

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2018 – Spanish maritime logistics company Grupo Alonso has established a subsidiary in Tunisia as part of its...

Escola Europea presents the TransLogMed project in Tunis

Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope December 22, 2017 – Escola Europea has organised the conference “Motorways of the Sea: new tools for a logistic...

Tunisia’s Gabès port increases traffic in Jan-Oct 2017

Gabès, Tunisia (PortSEurope) December 18, 2017 – In the period January-October 2017, the volume of exports from the Port of Gabès was 1.6 million...

World Economic Forum – Global Competitive Index 2017-2018 – Port Infrastructure

Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 – The World Economic Forum reports that ten years on from the global financial crisis, the prospects...

Tunisia to push Enfidha port development

Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) December 6, 2017 – Minister of Transport Radhouane Ayara said the government will take steps to speed up the completion of...

Transglory launches Tunisia-China maritime trade service

Rades, Tunisia (PortSEurope) December 3, 2017 – Spanish company Transglory has started a new maritime trade line between Rades port in Tunisia and...

Tunisian transport budget includes port development funding

Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) November 20, 2017 – The budget of the Ministry of Transport for the year 2018 was set at TND 640.5 million (€216.99...

Qatar plans direct shipping links with Morocco

Doha, Qatar (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – The government of Qatar has plans to establish direct shipping links between its new Hamad port and ports in...

Tunisia seeks to develop as regional trade hub

Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) July 9, 2017 – Speaking at the Tunis Forum 2017, Minister of Trade and Industry Zied Ladhari said the country could be not...

Tunisia seeks Silk Road role

Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) July 9, 2017 – The strategy for Tunisia’s integration into the new Silk Road is based on a set of factors including...

Motril to handle 10% more passengers in OPE 2017

Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spanish government expects Motril port’s passenger traffic to be higher by 10% during this year’s...

Agreement for installation of automatic container management system in Rades port inked

Rades, Tunisia (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – A system for automatic management of containers and rolling units will be installed at the port of Rades...

Rades dock resumes operations

Rades, Tunisia (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – After approximately one year out of service, dock No. 6, dedicated to containers, has resumed services with...

Tunisian ports: Results of commercial activity in 2016

Rades, Tunisia (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – In 2016, commercial traffic increased by 3% in comparison with 2015. Commercial seaports, including Skhira...

MedCruise welcomes European Blue Growth report

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – MedCruise, the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports, has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by...

Sfax Chamber of Commerce promotes launch of logistics area

Sfax, Tunisia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Sfax, in synergy with all economic players of the region, has...

CTN considers including Barcelona in Marseille-Tunisia ferry line

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – On April 12, the “Tanit” ferry belonging to Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN), which...

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