Libya
Libya is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa between Tunisia and Egypt. The Mediterranean Sea forms its Northern border. The de facto capital is port-city of Tripoli and the other major city is Benghazi, also a port. The country is experiencing widespread protests and clashes, as the country’s public services worsen with chronic power cuts. the country has rival administrations and no stable government. (Updated 04.07.2022)
China Harbour signs MoU with Misrata Free Zone, Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) November 21, 2023 – China Harbour Engineering Company has signed an agreement with the Misrata Free Zone in Libya. The...
Can Russia add Libya’s Tobruk port to its Tartus port in Syria?
Tobruk, Libya (PortSEurope) November 7, 2023 – Russia’s ambitions to control Libya’s deepwater ports of Tobruk and Derna is again on the agenda of...
Libya to connect with Medusa submarine cable project
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Last week, Libya International United Telecommunications Company (LUIC) and the Medusa Company signed a...
Update: Port of Derna is safe for ships
Derna, Libya (PortSEurope) September 17, 2023 – Ships and tugboats can enter and operate in the port of flood-stricken Derna, the Libyan National Unity...
Libyan port city of Derna devasted by a massive storm
Derna, Libya (PortSEurope) September 13, 2023 – The Libyan port city of Derna (Darna) has been devasted by a massive storm last Sunday which caused dams...
Turkey rumoured to have 99-year lease for Libya’s Khoms port
Khoms, Libya (PortSEurope) August 18, 2023 – Based on unconfirmed reports, Turkish TV channel TGRT said that Turkey leased the port of Khoms (Al-Khums) in...
Update: First Iranian ship in 10 years docks Libya’s Misrata
Misrata, Libya (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – For the first time in 10 years, an Iranian ship docked at Libya’s Mediterranean Sea port of Misrata, the...
Iran’s IRISL resumes service to Misrata, Libya
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The Iranian shipping line IRISL has resumed its service to the Misrata Free Zone (MFZ) through its local...
Libya starts planning for Zawiya port
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) March 5, 2023 – Libya’s Privatization and Investment Board (PIB) has held discussions with the Zawia Chamber of...
New passenger service between Libya and Tunisia
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) February 15, 2023 – The first voyage for passengers from the Libyan port of Tripoli to the commercial port of Zarzis in...
Port of Gela may benefit from recent gas deal between Eni and Libya
Catania, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) January 31, 2023 – The South Sicilian port of Gela may benefit from the recent government-sponsored deal between Eni...
Cruise ships resume services between Turkey and Libya
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Cruise ships have resumed services between Turkey and Libya with a vessel leaving Izmir in Turkey for...
Libya’s Misurata Free Zone orders tugboat from Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 23, 2022 – Libya’s Misurata Free Zone has ordered a tugboat from Med Marine in Turkey. The new vessel is...
Libya’s state-owned NOC preparing to resume crude exports from four terminals
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) July 19, 2022 – Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) is preparing to resume crude exports from four...
Libya’s NOC declares force majeure on operations at the eastern ports of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) July 3, 2022 – The state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) has decided to declare force majeure at the eastern ports of...
Libya’s Port of Tobruk plans to start cruise ship services
Tripoli, Libya, (PortSEurope) June 16, 2022 – The Port of Tobruk has announced that it plans to start cruise ship services with unspecified ports in...
Turkey’s Albayrak Group is set up cold storage facility at Misrata Free Zone
Misrata, Libya (PortSEurope) June 6, 2022 – Istanbul-based Albayrak Group is to set up a cold storage facility at the Misrata Free Zone (MFZ), Libya. MFZ...
Libya’s Port of Derna to reopen
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) May 31, 2022 – The Libyan Ports Company has reported that Derna port is now able to receive ships or tankers, after the...