Oct 29 Sami Zaptia

Tuesday’s storm sinks tugboat and causes damage at Misrata Free Zone port

By Sami Zaptia.Tuesday's strong storm caused a tugboat to sink at Misrata Free Zone (Photo: Misrata Free Zone).London, 29 October 2020: One tugboat wa...

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Misrata’s PPP Sea Passenger Terminal ready for opening
Sep 13 Sami Zaptia

Misrata’s PPP Sea Passenger Terminal ready for opening

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 September 2020:A delegation from the Libyan General Tourism Authority visited the newly built Misrata Sea Passenger Terminal...

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Libyan Ports Company refuses to go to Benghazi
Aug 3 Michel Cousins

Libyan Ports Company refuses to go to Benghazi

By Gabriel Harrison.Tunis, 3 August 2017:The Misrata-based Libyan Ports Company has refused to relocate its headquarters from Misrata to Benghazi afte...

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Plans to reopen Benghazi port under discussion
Jul 18 Michel Cousins

Plans to reopen Benghazi port under discussion

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 18 July 2017:Transport and maritime authorities in Benghazi say they want to reopen the city’s port as soon as possible.Once t...

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Jun 29 Sami Zaptia

Serraj on official visit to Holland

By Sami Zaptia.Faiez Serraj is on a two-day state visit to Holland (File photo).London, 29 June 2017:Faiez Serraj, head of Libya’s Presidency Council...

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Apr 10 Michel Cousins

Report backs Zliten port proposal

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 10 April 2016:Proposals to build a deep-water port at Zliten, east of Tripoli, have been given a boost with a feasib...

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European Commission workshop on Transport in Libya
May 15 Sami Zaptia

European Commission workshop on Transport in Libya

By Sami ZaptiaCargo ships docked in the Port of Tripoli (Photo: George Grant).Tripoli, 15 May 2014:A workshop on the strategic role of Libyan ports de...

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Mar 23 thomwestcott

Agreement signed for first stages of commercial port at Zawia

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 23 March 2014:A special agreement was signed last week, to put the first steps in motion for the construction of a comm...

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Misrata Free Trade Zone celebrates port expansion
Mar 10 thomwestcott

Misrata Free Trade Zone celebrates port expansion

By Taher Zaroog and Tom Westcott.Misrata/Tripoli, 10 March 2014:Misrata has celebrated the opening of a new dock in its Free Trade Zone which will boo...

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Aug 15 Michel Cousins

Deepwater port to be built in Zliten

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 15 August 2013:A new deepwater seaport is to be built at Zliten at an expected cost of several hundred million dinars to se...

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