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’s Zarzis port expects launch of shipping line to Italy’s Marina di Carrara
Zarzis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – The Tunisian port of Zarzis expects the launch of a regular shipping line to Italy’s Marina di...
Tunisian ports handle 8.3 million tonnes of cargo in 2018
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) January 25, 2019 – Tunisian ports handled 8.3 million tonnes of cargo in 2018. A total of 4.2 million tonnes of cargo were...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Center for Transport Studies for the Western Mediterranean promotes the continuity of Mediterranean Corridor to Maghreb
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – A delegation from the Center for Transport Studies for the Western Mediterranean (CETMO) joined the...
EBRD and International Maritime Organization to jointly promote green shipping industry
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Maritime...
Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation plans west African service
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – The Ministry of Transport has announced, the opening, in the coming months a new direct commercial line...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Qatar plans direct shipping links with Morocco
Doha, Qatar (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – The government of Qatar has plans to establish direct shipping links between its new Hamad port and ports in...