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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.

Concessioner for Tunisian new deep-sea port of Enfidha to be selected by end-November

Enfidha, Tunisia (PortSEurope) November 8 – A concessioner for the future deep-sea port of Enfidha, on Tunisia’s Eastern Mediterranean Sea coastline...

Tunisia: Total cargo traffic – January-July 2021

Tunis, Tunsia (Ports Europe) August 21, 2021 – L’Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports (OMMP) has published the total cargo traffic figures for...

Tunisia: Total seaport cargo traffic down slightly in 2020

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) August 21, 2021 – In the year 2020, total cargo handled by the seaports of Tunisia was 26.73 million tonnes, down slightly...

Tunisia: Total cargo handled in 2019/2020 by seaport

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) August 21, 2021 – L’Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports (OMMP) has reported total cargo handled in 2019/2020 by...

MCC’s board approves nearly $500 million for Tunisia Compact

The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) Board of Directors met on June 30 and voted unanimously to approve a $498.7 million compact with the Government...

Joint statement by French Prime Minister and the head of the Tunisian government

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – French Prime Minister Jean Castex was in Tunis on June 2 and 3, 2021, for the third Franco-Tunisian High...

Tunisia and France sign maritime agreement

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – During the visit of French Prime Minister Jean Castex to Tunisia, the two countries signed several...

Tunisia and Greece meet to develop investment and development of maritime trade

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) April 21, 2021 – Prime Minister Elyès Fakhfakh has met with Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, to discuss...

Tunisia and Jordan discuss trade measures

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) April 21, 2021 – Development of trade between Tunisia and Jordan took centre stage as the Joint Business Council held a...

Tunisia – Greece: Boosting pace of investment and development of maritime trade

Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) December 7, 2020 – Prime Minister Elyès Fakhfakh has met with Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, to discuss...

Minister of Transport and Logistics visits port dock of Goulette-Radès

Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) December 6, 2020 -The Minister of Transport and Logistics, Moez Chakchouk, has visited the facilities and docks of the La...

Government ministers visit Rades port

Rades, Tunisia (PortSEurope) December 6, 2020 – On November 29, 2020, the ministers of Transport and Logistics, Moez Chakchouk, and Trade and Export...

Tunisian ports see cargo down nearly 25% in Q3 2020

Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) November 30, 2020 – In the third quarter of 2020, Tunisian ports handled 5.14 million tons of cargoes, a reduction of -23.0%...

Huawei in talks to help Tunisian ports

Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) November 30, 2020 – Earlier this month, the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Moez Chakchouk, held talks with the Chinese...

Completion of repairs to the oil wharf in Rades port, Tunisia

Rades, Tunisia (PortSEurope) October 9, 2020 – Repair of the oil wharf located on the south bank of the port of Radès has just been completed for a sum...

Italy and Turkey‘s Europe-to-Africa commercial corridor: a new Mediterranean strategic paradigm

Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES): Italy and Turkey‘s Europe-to-Africa Commercial Corridor: Rome and Ankara‘s Geopolitical...

Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with Tunisian counterpart

Statements by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendias, at the end of his talks with the Tunisian counterpart of Noureddine Erray – June 29,...

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