Port Overview

Marsa Zuwara is the seaport of Zuwara town, a busy coastal town situated 110 km west of Tripoli, and about 40 km east of the Tunisian border. The town has a small airport, mainly used by the government and which will be developed into an international airport as part of the Zuwara Free Trade Zone.

Port website: http://www.lma.ly/

 Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

 

Port Location and Contact
Country	Libya
Province or District	Zuwara
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Port	Zuwara city 0.00 km
Port's Complete Name	Zuwara Sea port
Latitude	32.925011°
Longitude	12.119361°
Managing Company or Port Authority	Libyan Ports Company/ Socialist Company for Ports
Management Contact Person	+218 51 627910-15 / 615400 - 623745
Nearest Airport and Airlines with Frequent International Arrivals/Departures	Zuwara National Airport (about 40 km East), Tripoli International Airport (110 km East).

 

Port Picture

 

As it shown in the picture above, the commercial port consists of 2 berths 4m deep a floaty jetty can accommodate vessel up to 65m in length max draft 5.0m anchorage.

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

Libyan Ports Company. Managing and operating the port.

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link:

4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List

Port Performance

The largest vessel that the port can accommodate is 65m in length and max draft 5.0m anchorage. The port is not congested. The port max capacity is approximately 200,000 tons per year.

 

Seasonal Constraints
	Occurs	Time Frame
Rainy Season	Yes	From October to March
Major Import Campaigns	No
Other Comments

 

Handling Figures for 2020
Vessel Calls	7
Container Traffic (TEUs)	52

 

Handling Figures Bulk and Break Bulk for 2020
Bulk (mt)	0
Break bulk (mt)	300

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

The port tariffs as advised by the Port Management to be low compared to the other ports of the region, there is an inherited concept of cross government subsidy.

On one hand the lower port rates endeavour to ensure and keep the costs of the landed commodities to Libya at an affordable rate (debatable as Libya is an expensive country), however conversely, there is no mechanism in the rates structure or operating budgets to include a percentage for the purchase of equipment, structured maintenance and as important the development through training of the human capital. The tariffs are very low, being established back to the 1980s, however, the below table illustrates open yard container storage tariff in Libyan ports in 2020.

Weeks	Aprox.Total Port tariff / container
	20 ft (33.2 CBM)	40 ft (76.3 CBM)	40 ft (88.4 CBM)
1st	300	600	620
2nd	320	639	662
3rd	360	716	749
4th	435	871	922
5th	513	1025	1094

Berthing Specifications

Type of Berth	Quantity	Length (m)	Maximum Draft (m)	Comments
Conventional Berth	2	65	5

Port Handling Equipment

The port equipment is managed by the Government.

Equipment	Available	Total Quantity and Capacity Available	Comments on Current Condition and Actual Usage
Dockside Crane	No
Container Gantries	No
Mobile Cranes	Yes	1
Reachstacker	Yes	1
RoRo Tugmaster (with Trailer)	Yes	1
Grain Elevator with Bagging Machines	No
Transtainer	No
Forklifts	Yes	10

Container Facilities

Facilities	20 ft	40 ft
Container Facilities Available	24000
Container Freight Station (CFS)	28000
Refrigerated Container Stations	1 storage station for 20 &40 ft containers able
Other Capacity Details	Other unpaved storage areas used to store cars.
Daily Take Off Capacity (Containers per Day)	N/A
Number of Reefer Stations (Connection Points)
Emergency Take-off Capacity
Off take Capacity of Gang Shift (Containers per Shift)

Customs Guidance

According to the national legislation, all humanitarian cargos are exempted from duties and taxes. Exemption letter/certificate should be obtained from MOFA and sent to port authority prior to shipment arrival.

Once the custom clearance agent provides all clearance documents and finalize the normal process, the shipment will be temporary released, and transported (the shipment would be escorted by custom police) to the organization’s warehouse.  Normally it takes from 1 to 3 working days to temporally clear the shipment.

The warehouse will be closed and sealed until the Food and Drug Control Centre tests the commodities and confirms the compliance of the shipment with Libyan standards, thus, issuing the final release.

For more information on customs in Libya, please see the following link:

1.3 Customs Information

Terminal Information

MULTIPURPOSE TERMINAL

RoRO facilities: Berth no.2 can be used for RoRo shipments, using the same main storage area.

 

GRAIN AND BULK HANDLING

The available handling option at the port is to discharge Grain and Bulk directly to Trucks or any mobile tanks to store it out-side of the port, there is no grain storage facility at the port.

 

MAIN STORAGE TERMINAL

The main and paved storage area is the one located close to berths 2. No Indoor warehouses available in the port, the main storage are outdoor areas.

Storage Type	Number of Storage Facilities	Area (m2)
Bagged Cargo	N/A
Refrigerated Cargo	Using the same 1 Storage areas that containing 520 electricity plugs can connect Max. 520 reefers with total storage space area.	2,000
General Cargo

Stevedoring

The port is Operated by one governmental company, Libyan Ports Company. The total amount of laborers is about 150 employees, about 70 on ground operation and handling, and about 80 are managing  all the port facilities and activities.

Hinterland Information

All cleared items are moved out of the port by private trucks. The trucks are categorized by size, type, each truck has a sequence number, and all are recorded in a waiting list. The trucks movement process is managed by the Union of Trucks.

Port Security

Port located close to the downtown at the north coast of Zuwara, 24/7 security guarded are available at the main gates, in addition to 2 patrol fast boats. Surveillance cameras covers all storage areas.

There have been no attacks at the port within 2020, and the risks to vessels conducting operations at the port is assessed to be low.

 

Security
ISPS Compliant	Yes
Current ISPS Level (Level 1 = Normal, Level 2 = Heightened, Level 3 = Exceptional)	2
Police Boats	Yes
Fire Engines	Yes