Tunisia
Tunisia is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa, and is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its seaports are Bizerte, Gabès, La Goulette (Rades, Tunis), Sfax, Sousse and Zarzis.
Tunisia seeks partner for Enfidha port development
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – Tunisia is seeking a partner to build the Enfidha deep-water port, said Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri, Minister of...
Medusa plans North African subsea cable
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – The Medusa project plans an 8,700-km undersea cable linking North African countries – Morocco,...
Cannabis resin seized in Port of Rades, Tunisia
Radès, Tunisia (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – The Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that the authorities seized 1,050 bundles of cannabis resin and...
Tunisia’s Rades port to operate 24/7
Radès, Tunisia (Ports Europe) June 30, 2024 – The Mediterranean Sea port of Radès will move port operations to a 24/7 working regime in the coming...
Tunisia’s Gabes port seeks ways to boost traffic
Gabes, Tunisia (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – Tunisia is working on a 2040 master and management plan for commercial ports including plans for Gabes...
CTN has inaugurated a new shipping line to Livorno, Salerno
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN) has inaugurated a new shipping line between the port of La Goulette...
Kongsburg Maritime to supply thrusters for tugs bound for Tunisia
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 16, 2024 – Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine has awarded a contract to Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime to supply...
Tunisia inaugurates the Ifriqiya submarine cable
Bizerte, Tunisia (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – Tunisia has inaugurated the Ifriqiya submarine cable in the Ain Meriem area of Bizerte port. It is a...
New container line from Sfax to Morocco, Spain and Libya
Sfax, Tunisia (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – A regular container line from Tunisia’s Mediterranean port of Sfax to Morocco, Spain and Libya has been...
Tunisian ports handled 29.37 mln tonnes of cargo in 2023
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – Tunisian ports handled 29.37 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, an increase of +2.3% compared to the 28.7 million...
Tunisian Ministry of Transport plans seaport strategy for 2024
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – Last month, the Minister of Transport, Rabie Majidi, held discussions with the General Directorate of...
China Railway Rolling Corporation sends delegation to Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – Last month, the Minister of Transport, Rabie Majidi, received a delegation from China Railway Rolling...
Tunisia’s Bizerte back to normal operation after July 23 bridge fire
Bizerte, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – Tunisia’s Mediterranean port of Bizerte-Menzel Bourguiba has been gradually recovering since the...
No funding for delayed Enfidha deepwater port in Tunisia
Enfidha, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 11, 2024 – The project for Tunisia’s Mediterranean deepwater port of Enfidha, delayed by some 20 years, seems...
Maersk launches new Rades-Cagliari Ro-Ro service
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 – Maersk has announced a new Ro-Ro service operating between Rades in Tunisia and Cagliari,...
Turkish shipbuilder Med Marin signs tugboat contract in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) November 24, 2023 – Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine has signed a contract to build six state-of-the-art azimuth stern drive...
Tunisia considers Bizerte port investment
Tunis, Tunisie (PortSEurope) June 22, 2023 – Tunisia is reviewing a proposal for a new Ro-Pax terminal in the port of Bizerte. This would be part of a...
Russia’s FESCO discusses maritime services with Tunisia
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 13, 2023 – Andrey Severilov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the FESCO Transport Group, and Hela Hanachi, Head...
Greek foreign minister visits Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) March 28, 2023 – Prime Minister Elyès Fakhfakh welcomed on Monday Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias. The...
New passenger service between Libya and Tunisia
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) February 15, 2023 – The first voyage for passengers from the Libyan port of Tripoli to the commercial port of Zarzis in...