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.
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...
CMA CGM to launch its ever-faster service connecting Spain with Algeria
In order to optimize the efficiency of customers’ supply chain from Spain to Algeria with enhanced lead-time and coverage, CMA CGM has announced the...
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...
China sends message of support to Algeria
Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad received a message on Thursday from the Prime Minister of China, Li Keqiang, in which he affirmed “his readiness to work...
Algerian ports see marginal increase in 2019
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 2, 2020 – Serport, the state-owned manager of 10 ports, has reported total cargo in 2019 of 120 million tonnes,...
Algerian port’s cargo traffic rises 7% y/y in Q1
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) May 21, 2019 – Algeria’s port activity registered growth of around 7% in the first quarter of 2019. The cargo...
Mostaganem port workers end 18-day strike
Mostaganem, Algeria (PortSEurope) May 14, 2019 – The workers of the port of Mostaganem resumed work on May 13, after a strike which lasted 18...
Algerian minister says port development will drive economy
Skikda, Algeria (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – The Minister of Public Works and Transport, Abdelghani Zaalane, has said that the development of ports...
Algeria’s Djen Djen port becomes cement export hub
Djendjen, Algeria (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Cement makers are stepping up their exports through the Algerian port of Djen Djen, which is becoming a...
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,...
Mostaganem port sees 56% increase in volume of commercial activity in Jan-Sept 2018
Mostaganem, Algeria (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – Total commercial activity at Mostaganem port in the first nine months of 2018 was 1.23 million...
Spain’s AR Racking executes design project near Algiers port
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – Spanish company AR Racking has executed the extension project of the logistic centre of Agility Global...
Algerian delegation studies Barcelona’s single port window system
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 3, 2018 – Barcelona port has received the visit of an Algerian delegation, made up of representatives of several...
Algeria launches dry port to back Algiers harbour
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 – Algeria’s government has launched a dry port in the area of the Rouïba industrial zone, which will...
Railway line expansion project to Algeria’s Djendjen port to be completed in early 2019
Djendjen, Algeria (Ports Europe) July 26, 2018 – Algerian Minister of Public Works and Transport, Abdelghani Zaâlane, has said that the project for the...
New container transfer system from the port of Algiers to dry ports
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – A new system for the transfer of containers from the port of Algiers to dry ports has been put in place by...
Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard delivers tugboat to Algeria’s Skikda port
Skikda, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Italian company Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA, a specialist in the design and construction of military and...