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Libya’s Ports Authority would construct new administrative buildings across its ports. It signed an LD 4.2 million turnkey construction contract on 26 July for the Tripoli Port administration building, which will include the port’s radio housed on the fifth floor.
Libya’s Ports Authority would construct new administrative buildings across its ports. It signed an LD 4.2 million turnkey construction contract on 26 July for the Tripoli Port administration building, which will include the port’s radio housed on the fifth floor.
The Ports Authority revealed that ‘an appendix to a contract was concluded for the establishment of an administrative building for the Al-Khoms seaport. Like the Tripoli Port project, the Khoms project will be a turnkey contract, delivered fully equipped and furnished.
Libya has five major ports; the most important of them is Tripoli port. Lying on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Libya, Tripoli is the premier port of the country. It is Libya’s commercial and manufacturing hub that houses many small industries whose manufacturers such as carpets, cigarettes, fish, livestock, chemicals, etc are distributed in the region through this port. Heavy industries like gas-bottling units, vehicle assemblage, and oil depots are located close to the port. It lies in the oasis region hence few crops like olives, and some fruits are cultivated nearby. Presently operated and managed by the Ports Authority of Libya, it handles general cargo, bulk, and passengers. In 2017, the port was visited by 550 ships and handled 40,000 TEU and 740,000 tonnes of bulk cargo. The port also has 6 berths with storage tanks and sufficient operational equipment such as 3 shore cranes, 11 reach stackers, 14 trailers, 20 forklifts, etc.
Next in importance is Benghazi port, which is one of the largest Libyan facilities situated on the coast of the Gulf of Sidra, near the Mediterranean Sea in the region of Cyrenaica. The city of Benghazi is the second biggest city in the country and an important center of administration and commerce. The Benghazi port is a commercial facility housing industrial units like oil refineries, food, salt processing, cement making, breweries, tanneries, and fishing. It also houses one of the world’s biggest water desalination plants, which provides fresh water to most of Libya’s cities. The port is well connected to major cities by roadways.This port facility is situated on the Gulf of Sidra at the southern end of the Mediterranean sea close to Benghazi port. It is a major oil handling facility in
Libya and a huge oil refinery owned by Sirte oil enterprise are situated near the port. The Sirte Company has controlled the port facilities since the late 1990s. The port handles exports of oil, petrochemical goods, and also general cargo. It is frequented by 300 ships every year and can accommodate vessels measuring more than 200 m with a maximum draft of 10 m, weighing around 250,000 DWT.
Port of Misrata/ Qasr Ahmed, also known as the Qar Ahmed port, is one of the most crucial ports of Libya situated just 250 km from the capital Tripoli. Due to the port’s favourable geographical location and infrastructural development undertaken by the government, it is one of the busiest ports in Libya linked with major maritime trade routes of the world. It is located in an industrial region housing manufacturing units, steelworks, and a power station. The major cargoes handled at the port include grains, iron ore, livestock mainly sheep, containerised goods, petroleum products, oil, construction equipment, light machinery, etc. In 2017, Misrata port received more than 700 cargo-laden vessels carrying 105,600 TEU and 661,400 million tonnes of bulk and breakbulk. The port comprises 7 berths for handling containers with a total length of 1500 m, a draft of 11 m, two silo berths covering 400 m, and a ro-ro berth. It also has a free trade zone built in the late 1990s spanning 250 hectares.
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The port of Al Khoms also known as Al khums is situated on the Libyan coastline east of the capital Tripoli. It is a medium-sized port dealing with bulk ships, containerised goods, livestock, and automobiles apart from oil and chemicals. In 2017, the port was visited by 445 ships and handled 49,000 TEU and 80,000 bulk cargo. As per news reports, it is one of the few Libyan ports that has not suffered the disastrous consequences of civil war in terms of long-term port blockages and destruction of equipment due to bombarding.
