Tripoli (Libya)
The Port of Tripoli is the principal sea port in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, and one of the oldest ports in the Mediterranean. The port serves general cargo, bulk cargo & passengers.
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...
Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs meets the President of Tunisia, Kais Saied
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendias, following his meeting with the President of Tunisia, Kais Saied – June 29, 2020 I had the great...
Libya’s Zawiya port set to restart oil exports
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 9, 2020 – The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced that production from the Sharara field has restarted...
Analysis – Russia uses Libya’s partition to gain control of its Mediterranean ports
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) May 4, 2020 – The year-long siege of Tripoli, seat of Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), by the...
Tunisia to launch weekly freight trips to Libya
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) April 9, 2020 – Ministry of Transport and Logistics has announced that a cargo shipping line between Tunisia and Libya will...
Greek Prime Minister joins a panel with Atlantic Council during US visit
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 8, 2020 – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis departed for the United States on Sunday, for a visit between...
Analysis – After Syria’s Tartus port, Russia eyes Libya’s Mediterranean port of Tobruk
Tobruk, Libya (Ports Europe) April 28, 2019 – The advance of the army of general Khalifa Belqasim Haftar towards Tripoli raises again the issue of Russia’s...
Russia takes over Syrian port of Tartus
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) April 24, 2019 – Russia is expected to sign by the end of April a 49-year lease contract for the Syrian Mediterranean port...
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...
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...