Algiers
The port-city of Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The Port of Algiers is located about half-way between the Port of Dellys to the east and the Port of Cherchell to the west on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. it is operated by state-owned Entreprise Portuaire d’Alger.
Algiers handled 2 million tonnes of cargo, 68,446 TEUs in Q3’23
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – Algeria’s Mediterranean port of Algiers (Port d’Alger), country’s largest, handling more...
Russian naval ship docks in Algiers
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) September 8, 2023 – The Algerian Ministry of Defence reported that a Russian ship from the Black Sea fleet made a...
Petronac to build petrochemical plant in Arzew industrial zone
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Petrofac and China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation (HQC), have been conditionally...
New cargo service between the ports of Djen-Djen and Dakar
Djen-Djen, Algeria (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – A new shipping line between Algeria’s port of Djen-Djen and the port of Dakar in Senegal (2,200...
Algerian ports introduce digital cargo monitoring platforms
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) April 5, 2022 – The SERPORT group has set up the APCS platform in Algerian ports, according to CEO, Achour Djelloul. The...
Algeria’s DP World Djazair terminal doubles capacity; How is the new port of El Hamdania going to affect it?
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) December 12, 2021 – DP World has doubled the handling capacity of its container terminal in Algiers – DP World Djazair...
CMA CGM to start Duisburg-Marseille intermodal rail service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 22, 2021 – The French logistics group CMA CGM has announced a new block-train service between the inland port of...
Algeria’s El Hamdania deep-water port construction start
Cherchell, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – The construction of the Algeria’s new commercial port of El Hamdania (between the cities of Cherchell in...
CMA CGM to launch the TURKEY MED EXPRESS 2 connecting Turkey, Italy, France & Algeria
CMA CGM is pleased to announce the implementation of TMX 2 – TURKEY MED EXPRESS 2, the fastest ever maritime bridge between Turkey, Italy, France &...
Kalmar’s RTG technology chosen for fleet renewal in Béjaia, Algeria
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed an agreement with Béjaia Mediterranean Terminal (BMT SPA) for one Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTG) – August...
Algerian ports see marginal increase in 2019
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 2, 2020 – Serport, the state-owned manager of 10 ports, has reported total cargo in 2019 of 120 million tonnes,...
Turkish shipping company Akkon Lines stars operating in Spain
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) September 6, 2019 – Turkish shipping company Akkon Lines has started a service linking the Spanish ports of Valencia,...
Algiers port sees reduced traffic in Q2 2019
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) July 28, 2019 – In the second quarter of 2019, Algiers port registered a decline in total freight, mainly due to a...
Algerian port’s cargo traffic rises 7% y/y in Q1
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) May 21, 2019 – Algeria’s port activity registered growth of around 7% in the first quarter of 2019. The cargo...
Algeria’s Djendjen port becomes cement export hub
Djendjen, Algeria (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Cement makers are stepping up their exports through the Algerian port of Djendjen, which is becoming a...
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,...
Algeria launches dry port to back Algiers harbour
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 – Algeria’s government has launched a dry port in the area of the Rouïba industrial zone, which will...