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Algeria mulls Mediterranean hub port plan
01 Nov 2006
The Algerian government is contemplating the construction of a new port, which would help reduce congestion at existing facilities,many of which are operating at 75% capacity. Although no definitive site has yet been identified, the favourite is Issers, where a 600,000 teu/year terminal could be built.
Investment of €1.577m would be necessary up to 2015 for the modernisation and construction of new terminals, which include Bejaia Container Terminal in the East.
The government believes that the new proposed port will allow it to compete for transhipment traffic along the southern Mediterranean coast, where the new Tangier port is viewed as a potential rival. Intriguingly, the port of Barcelona is to acquire land in the Logistics Activities Zone of Tangier Med.
