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)
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, (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) June 6, 2022 – Istanbul-based Albayrak Group is to set up a cold storage facility at the Misrata Free Zone (MFZ), Libya....
Italian ambassador in Libya visits Misurata Free Zone
Misrata, Libya (Ports Europe) June 6, 2022 – Giuseppe Grimaldi, the Italian ambassador in Libya, has visited the Misrata Free Zone (MFZ). MFZ Chairman,...
Libya’s Port of Derna to reopen
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) May 31, 2022 – The Libyan Ports Company has reported that Derna port is now able to receive ships or tankers, after the...
Renovation of Libya’s Port of Khoms continues
Khoms, Libya (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – Renovation works for the second phase of Libya’s northwestern Port of Khoms container terminal has started....
NOC Chairman receives UK Deputy Ambassador to Libya Kate English
On Monday afternoon, 21 March 2022, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Mustafa Sanalla, received at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC)...
Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, visits Italy
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, to Greek journalists during his visit to Italy – February 8, 2022 I had the opportunity to...
Volta Shipping Services starts new shipping service linking Port of Koper with Far East
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – This month, Volta Shipping Services launched the MED service connecting Koper with five Far East ports...
Passenger ships start return to Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) November 28, 2021 – Earlier this month, the new maritime terminal on Libya’s Mediterranean coastline received its...
Libya talks with potential Italian investors
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) November 28, 2021 – Representatives of the Libyan Business Council (LBC) have met with the Italian consul and trade advisor...
American Chamber of Commerce in Libya organises U.S. business delegation in Libya
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – The American Chamber of Commerce in Libya (AmCham Libya) hosted a U.S. business delegation in Libya,...
Libyan ambassador visits port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2021 – Libya’s ambassador to Italy, Omar Abdelsalam al Tarhouni, as visited the port of...
Libya cancels Sirte commercial port project contract with Royal Haskoning
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) October 1, 2021 – Local sources have reported that a contract between Royal Haskoning of the Netherlands and the government...
Turkey-Libya cruises set to start
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 22, 2021 – Murtaza Karanfil, Chairman of the Turkey-Libya Business Council, has said that passengers cruises...
Maltese Minister Bartolo and EU Commissioner Várhelyi discuss developments in Libya
Minister Evarist Bartolo and EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi discuss developments in Libya – September 2, 2021 During a meeting in Bled, Slovenia,...