Tunisian ports see 7% increase in 2018 cargo traffic
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) February 18, 2019 - The total volume of commercial activity in Tunisian commercial seaports was 30.7 million tons in 2018, a rise…
Tunisia’s Zarzis port expects launch of shipping line to Italy’s Marina di Carrara
Zarzis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) February 5, 2019 – The Tunisian port of Zarzis expects the launch of a regular shipping line to Italy's Marina di Carrara, port…
Tunisian ports handle 8.3 million tonnes of cargo in 2018
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) January 25, 2019 – Tunisian ports handled 8.3 million tonnes of cargo in 2018. A total of 4.2 million tonnes of cargo…
Italy’s Sahel Line starts operating regular service to Tunisia from Marina di Carrara port
Marina di Carrara, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – Italy's Sahel Line srl has started operating a regular service linking Marina di Carrara port to…
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, the governing body…
Latvia’s Alpha Shipping launches line connecting Barcelona, Castellón to North Africa
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – Latvian company Alpha Shipping has started offering a regular direct service linking the ports of Barcelona and Castellón to Sfax…
Italy’s Ignazio Messina launches Italy-Tunisia ro-ro link
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – Italian shipping company Ignazio Messina has launched a new ro-ro maritime link between Italy and Tunisia. The port of…
Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, key partners for the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 - For the Grand Port Maritime of Marseille (GPMM), the Maghreb is a leading partner with Algeria remaining by…
Italy’s ProCargo Line establishes shipping subsidiary
Carrara, Italy (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – Italian company ProCargo Line has established a shipping subsidiary, named ProCargo Line, and based in Cagliari. The launch…
Center for Transport Studies for the Western Mediterranean promotes the continuity of Mediterranean Corridor to Maghreb
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) March 2, 2018 - A delegation from the Center for Transport Studies for the Western Mediterranean (CETMO) joined the 80th session of the…
EBRD and International Maritime Organization to jointly promote green shipping industry
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) February 9, 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have announced that they…
Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation plans west African service
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) February 5, 2018 - The Ministry of Transport has announced, the opening, in the coming months a new direct commercial line between…
Spain’s Grupo Alonso sets up subsidiary in Tunisia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2018 – Spanish maritime logistics company Grupo Alonso has established a subsidiary in Tunisia as part of its strategy to…
Escola Europea presents the TransLogMed project in Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope December 22, 2017 - Escola Europea has organised the conference “Motorways of the Sea: new tools for a logistic development”, in Tunis…
Tunisia’s Gabès port increases traffic in Jan-Oct 2017
Gabès, Tunisia (PortSEurope) December 18, 2017 - In the period January-October 2017, the volume of exports from the Port of Gabès was 1.6 million tons, an…
World Economic Forum – Global Competitive Index 2017-2018 – Port Infrastructure
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 - The World Economic Forum reports that ten years on from the global financial crisis, the prospects for a…
Tunisia to push Enfidha port development
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) December 6, 2017 - Minister of Transport Radhouane Ayara said the government will take steps to speed up the completion of the…
Transglory launches Tunisia-China maritime trade service
Rades, Tunisia (PortSEurope) December 3, 2017 - Spanish company Transglory has started a new maritime trade line between Rades port in Tunisia and Chinese Qingdao port.…
Tunisian transport budget includes port development funding
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) November 20, 2017 - The budget of the Ministry of Transport for the year 2018 was set at TND 640.5 million (€216.99 million),…
Tunisian ports’ cargo traffic declines 4.7% y/y in Jan-Sep 2017
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) November 20, 2017 – Tunisian ports handled 21.6 million tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2017, down 4.7% on the…