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Tripoli (Libya)

The Port of Tripoli is the principal sea port in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, and one of the oldest ports in the Mediterranean. The port serves general cargo, bulk cargo & passengers.

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...

Passenger ships start return to Libya

Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) November 28, 2021 – Earlier this month, the new maritime terminal on Libya’s Mediterranean coastline received its...

Libya talks with potential Italian investors

Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) November 28, 2021 – Representatives of the Libyan Business Council (LBC) have met with the Italian consul and trade advisor...

American Chamber of Commerce in Libya organises U.S. business delegation in Libya

Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – The American Chamber of Commerce in Libya (AmCham Libya) hosted a U.S. business delegation in Libya,...

Tarros group adds Port of Genoa to Libya service

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2021 – The Tarros group, a leading container freight company, is adding the Port of Genoa to its Italia Libia...

Libya cancels Sirte commercial port project contract with Royal Haskoning

Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) October 1, 2021 – Local sources have reported that a contract between Royal Haskoning of the Netherlands and the government...

Turkey’s Albayrak Holding and Yildirim exploring business opportunities in Libya

Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) July 9, 2021 – Turkey’s Albayrak Holding and Yildirim have both been in Libya exploring future investment opportunities....

Equinor representatives visit Libya’s National Oil Corporation

Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) May 31, 2021 – A delegation from Norway’s Equinor has visited Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) to review...

Malta: Visit in Libya aimed at opening a Consulate in Benghazi

A Malta delegation led by the Permanent Secretary for Foreign and European Affairs, Mr Christopher Cutajar, paid a visit to Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya, with...

UK embassy deputy head meets Libya’s National Oil Corporation chariman

The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mustafa Sanalla, received on April 29, 2021, at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, the...

Total executives meet with Libya’s National Oil Cooperation

Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) April 23, 2021 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Cooperation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, has met with...

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announces a state of Force Majeure at the port of Hariga

Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) April 20, 2021 -The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced a state of Force Majeure as of April 19, 2021 for the ...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reopens the Greek embassy in Tripoli

Tripoli, Greece (Ports Europe) April 9, 2021 – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reopened Greece’s embassy in Libya last Tuesday, and called for a...

Libya invites Turkish participation in Zawiya port project

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – Turkish companies have been invited to build a new cargo port in Zawiya port in Western Libya, according...

Tarros to start Italy-Libya cargo service

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – The Italian shipping line is to start a cargo service to Libya. The new Italy Libya Express (ILE) service...

Libyan government given deadline to avert port terminal strikes

Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – Guards working at two oil terminals in eastern Libya have given the Tripoli-based government just over a...

Libya’s Sidra and Ras Lanuf ports prepare for oil exports

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) declares lifting Force Majeure status as of Friday 23 October 2020 and instructions have already been given to...

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