Algeria
Algeria is a country in Northwest Africa bordered by Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mauritania and Western Sahara. The main seaports are Alger, Skikda (largest by TEU), Arzew, Oran, Djen-Djen, Mostaganem and Bejaia. Ports are managed by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The government has expansion plans but remians overshadowed by Morocco’s Tanger Med Port Complex.
Algeria’s port of Djen-Djen enlargement to turn it into a container hub
Djen-Djen, Algeria (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – The enlargement of the port of Djen-Djen, under the management of South Korean group Daewoo, will turn...
Trasmediterránea resumes Almería-Nador ferry service
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) May 30, 2022 – Trasmediterránea has resumed the ferry service with passengers between Almería and the Moroccan...
Algerian ports introduce digital cargo monitoring platforms
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) April 5, 2022 – The SERPORT group has set up the APCS platform in Algerian ports, according to CEO, Achour Djelloul. The...
President of the Port Authority of Almería visits Algeria
The president of the Port Authority of Almería (APA), Jesús Caicedo, has joined a multi-sectoral direct mission to Algeria, organized by Extenda-Andalucía...
Port of Algiers handled less cargo in Q3 2021
Algiers, Algeria – Port of Algiers (Algers) results in Q3 of 2021 were lower compared to the July-September period of 2020, according to the Port of...
Almeria-Algeria passenger traffic up by 92% since the reopening of the border
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) December 17, 2021 – Over 5,400 passengers have traveled on the ferries between Almería and the Algerian ports of Oran and...
Algeria’s DP World Djazair terminal doubles capacity; How is the new port of El Hamdania going to affect it?
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) December 12, 2021 – DP World has doubled the handling capacity of its container terminal in Algiers – DP World Djazair...
Baleària to resume Valencia – Mostaganem ferry service
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolíneas Marítimas is to restart its connection between Valencia...
The Algerian ambassador to Azerbaijan visits AZPROMO
A meeting with Ambassador of the Algeria to Azerbaijan Salima Abdelhak was held at the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) –...
400 operators attend Algerian-Libyan Economic Forum in Algiers
Algerian-Libyan Economic Forum opened Saturday in Aurassi Hotel, Algiers, with the participation of nearly 400 economic operators from the two countries...
Libya and Algeria to strengthen cooperation in the transport sector
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – Following talks in Algiers between Libya’s Minister of Transport, Mohamed Al-Shoubi and his Algerian...
13 quarries to provide construction materials for Algeria’s new deep-water El Hamdania port
Cherchell, Algeria (Ports Europe) May 26, 2021 – A high-level meeting has moved forward the project for the construction of Algeria’s new commercial...
Algeria’s El Hamdania deep-water port construction start
Cherchell, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – The construction of the Algeria’s new commercial port of El Hamdania (between the cities of Cherchell in...
Construction of Algeria’s new El Hamdania mega port is expected to start in May
Cherchell, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 22, 2021 – The construction of the Algerian new commercial seaport of El Hamdania (near the town of Cherchell, in the...
CMA CGM to launch the TURKEY MED EXPRESS 2 connecting Turkey, Italy, France & Algeria
CMA CGM is pleased to announce the implementation of TMX 2 – TURKEY MED EXPRESS 2, the fastest ever maritime bridge between Turkey, Italy, France &...
Kalmar’s RTG technology chosen for fleet renewal in Béjaia, Algeria
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed an agreement with Béjaia Mediterranean Terminal (BMT SPA) for one Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTG) – August...
EBRD approves application by Algeria to become a member
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) July 14, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved an application by Algeria to...