The Libyan European Forum for Transport and Telecoms opened in Malta from 30-31 January
Jan 31 Sami Zaptia

The Libyan European Forum for Transport and Telecoms opened in Malta from 30-31 January

The 3rd annual Libyan European Forum for Transport and Telecoms (30 to 31 January) opened in Malta yesterday. The event opened with the participation...

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CBL meets protesting small importers – makes banking concessions to facilitate easier import of goods
Oct 29 Sami Zaptia

CBL meets protesting small importers – makes banking concessions to facilitate easier import of goods

Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Governor, Naji Issa, relented to the accumulating pressure from small importers by meeting them yesterday after they had h...

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Khoms port discusses development with Turkish company Orbitel
Jul 30 Sami Zaptia

Khoms port discusses development with Turkish company Orbitel

The Libyan Ports Company reported yesterday that the development team of Etisalat Libya for Telecommunications Services, in coordination with the Turk...

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Crossings at Libyan Tunisian Wazin Dehiba land border up to 1.1 million in 2024
Feb 7 Sami Zaptia

Crossings at Libyan Tunisian Wazin Dehiba land border up to 1.1 million in 2024

‎Traffic at the Libyan Tunisian Wazin Dehiba border crossing was up to about 1.1 million in 2024 compared to only 688,000 in 2023.Speaking to, and quo...

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Greece to launch a shipping line between Athens and Benghazi
Nov 20 Sami Zaptia

Greece to launch a shipping line between Athens and Benghazi

The Consul General of Greece in Libya, Agapios Kalognomis, announced that his country is working on launching a direct shipping line that will connect...

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Customs Authority postpones enforcement of ACI / ECTN cargo registration and tracking system
Oct 30 Sami Zaptia

Customs Authority postpones enforcement of ACI / ECTN cargo registration and tracking system

After increasing opposition, including demonstrations, by the business community, the Libyan Customs Authority announced last Monday (28 October) that...

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Opposition growing to 'arbitrary' introduction of ACI / ECTN tracking preregistration of container cargo to Libya
Oct 26 Sami Zaptia

Opposition growing to 'arbitrary' introduction of ACI / ECTN tracking preregistration of container cargo to Libya

Opposition is growing to the quick and ‘‘arbitrary’’ introduction by Libya’s Customs Authority of the Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) tracking prereg...

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LISCO exports 9,000 tons of HBI to Egypt
Oct 25 Sami Zaptia

LISCO exports 9,000 tons of HBI to Egypt

The Libyan Iron and Steel Company (LISCO) announced last Thursday that it is exporting 9,000 tons of hot-briquet iron (HBI) on the ship Joy Express de...

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Customs Authority implements digital transformation through pilot project for customs declaration e-portal
Sep 21 Sami Zaptia

Customs Authority implements digital transformation through pilot project for customs declaration e-portal

The Customs Authority is to implement a customs declaration e-portal pilot project as part of its digital transformation policy.The news was revealed...

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Turkey considering resumption of Turkish airliners’ flights to Libya, to develop strategic relations with Libya
Sep 8 Sami Zaptia

Turkey considering resumption of Turkish airliners’ flights to Libya, to develop strategic relations with Libya

Turkey is considering the resumption of Turkish airliners’ flights to Libya. The news was revealed by the Tripoli based Libyan government Wednesday fo...

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