Port and terminal status in Libya: What to know

Amid the current volatile conditions in Libya, North P&I Club issued an update to inform shipowners, operators and individuals about the port and terminal status in the region, reporting the following:

OPEN:

• Tobruk Port: Open for oil export and general cargoes. Some delays can be expected due to Marsa El Hariga working hours only from 09:00 to 15:00.
• Misurata Port: Operating normally. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 17:00.
• Khoms Port: Open for cargo vessels except livestock vessels. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 17:00.
• Tripoli Port: Operating normally. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 17:00.
• Zawia Oil Terminal: Operating normally. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 17:00.
• Mellitah Port: Operating normally. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 17:00.
• Bouri Offshore Terminal: Operating normally. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 17:00.
• Zuitina Terminal: Open for oil export and general cargoes. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 15:00.
• Marsa El Brega Port: Open for oil export and general Cargo. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 15:00.
• Ras Lanuf Terminal: NOC force majeure lifted in October 2020. For General Cargo some berthing delays reported. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 15:00.
• El Sidra Oil Terminal: NOC force majeure lifted in October 2020. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 15:00.

RESTRICTED

• Benghazi Port: Operating normally except for a ban on crude exports. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 15:00.
• Khoms Port: No livestock vessels due to COVID-19 .
• Zuwara Port: Fishing vessels only. Some Ro-Ro vessels have reportedly called. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 17:00.
• Derna Port: Libyan tankers delivering diesel only. Some delays can be expected due to working hours only from 09:00 to 15:00.
• Port of SIRTE: Closed

As informed, the restricted working hours due to the COVID-19 situation do not apply to vessels carrying food, detergents or pharmaceuticals.

The situation in Libya remains extremely volatile and vessel operators should contact local ship’s agents and P&I Correspondents for the most up-to-date information on Libyan ports.

…North Club notes.