Status of Libyan Ports - *Update*
North’s Libyan correspondents Gargoum Group Co and Shtewi Legal & Pandi Services continue to provide updates on port and terminal status in Libya.
Our correspondents stress that the only authorised party entitled to issue official information on the status of Libyan ports is the GNMT General National Maritime Company. Always contact your appointed local port agent for the latest information.
Port / Terminal | Status |
Tobruk Port | Open – operating normally for discharge and loading of general cargo during working hours 08:00-18:00
Grain bulk-bagged cargo working hours overtime applied at the request and readiness of receivers Open – normally operating for loading-discharge for crude oil working 24hrs |
Benghazi Port | Open operating normally for discharge and loading of general cargo during working hours 08:00-18:00
Grain bulk-bagged cargo working hours overtime applied at the request and readiness of receivers Brega oil marketing company oil jetty operating normally for import Gasoline, Gas oil, LPG working 24hrs |
Misurata Port | Open operating normally for discharge and loading of general cargo during working hours 08:00-18:00
Grain bulk-bagged cargo working hours overtime applied at the request and readiness of receivers |
Khoms Port | Open operating normally for discharge and loading of general cargo during working hours 08:00-18:00
Grain bulk-bagged cargo working hours overtime applied at the request and readiness of receivers |
Tripoli Port | Open operating normally for discharge and loading of general cargo during working hours 08:00-18:00
Grain bulk-bagged cargo working hours overtime applied at the request and readiness of receivers |
Zawia Oil Terminal | Open operating normally working 24hrs |
Zuwara Port | Fishing vessels only
Some Ro-Ro vessels have reportedly called during working hours 09:00 -17:00 |
Mellitah Port | Open operating normally working for loading crude oil, LPG, Sulphur 24hrs
Berthing during daylight |
Bouri Offshore Terminal | Open operating normally for loading Crude oil working 24hrs
Berthing during daylight |
Derna Port | The Port of Derna is presently closed.
Correspondents Gargoum Group Co advised that Tobruk Port is being used as an alternative to import aids and supplies.
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Zueitina Terminal | AMBEK Marine Surveyor Group advise that the National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on 18 April 2022 a state of force majeure |
Marsa El Brega Port | Open operating normally, discharge and loading general cargo working hours 08:00-18:00
Oil products working 24hrs |
Ras Lanuf Terminal | Open operating normally for general cargo during working hours 08:00- 18:00
Oil products loading 24hrs |
El Sidra Oil Terminal | Open operating normally loading crude oil working 24hrs |
Sirte | Closed |
- On 15 March 2021, the Libyan Navy lifted restrictions placed on Turkish flagged ships. Turkish-flagged vessels are now permitted to trade to all Libyan ports provided legal cargo trading.
- Vessels should report their schedules (to local port agents) 72 hours prior to arrival at any Libyan port, including a declaration of the vessel’s sailing route, whether they are loading or discharging cargo and the type of cargo on board, so that the agents can notify the appropriate authorities.
- Vessels should avoid navigating in the coastal waters of Benghazi, Derna and Sirte, including the militarised area south of 34 00’N
NATO Shipping Centre advises:
- NAVWARN 225/16 denotes an area bounded by the Libyan Coastline and 34-00N. Ships are advised to proceed with caution and liaise with the nearest coastal station to receive a safe track line.
- LIBYAN NATIONAL ARMY (LNA) SELF DECLARED “NO SAIL ZONE” (NSZ): The NSZ was declared by the LNA in December 2015. The area is undefined in time and space; however, some references indicate the area stretches from DERNA to AL BAYDA on the Eastern Libyan coast and may also extend to Benghazi. It is most likely aimed at deterring the transit/smuggling of weapons and other materials to Eastern Libya.