Tunisia

Bizerte Seaport Authority
Port de Bizerte
Quai Tarek Ibn Zied
7000 Bizerte
Phone: 011 216 (02) 433 748
011 216 (02) 431 139
Fax: 011 216 (02) 433 686
Contact: Ben Fadhel Sahbene
Port Director

Bizerte port has 500m of general and bulk cargo wharfage at the main facility. In addition, Menzel Bourguiba has 130m of wharfage at its South Wharf, and 150m at its El Fouladh Wharf. Two tanker berths are available at Bizerte. One 3-ton and one 10-ton wharf crane are available, as is a 6-ton mobile crane and various other lifting equipment. The port is capable of receiving cereal ships with a capacity of 25,000-ton of dead weight. The port depth is about 32 feet. Transportation links inland are by road and rail. The nearest airport is at Tunis Carthage, 70 km away.
 

Gabes Seaport Authority
Office des Port Nationaux Tunisiens (OPNT)
Zone Industrielle
Gabes
Phone: 011 216 05 272 366
Contact: Chokri Lamiri
Port Director

Gabes Harbor is located in the Gulf of Gabes on the Mediterranean Sea. There are 248 general cargo berths at the port. Ro-Ro traffic can be accommodated. Transportation inland is by rail and by road. The nearest railway is 10km, as is the nearest local airport. The nearest international airports are Djerba and Sfax, 140 km away.
 

Sfax Seaport Authority
Office des Ports Nationaux Tunisiens
Rue Okba Ibn Nefaa
3029 Sfax
Phone: 011 216 225 644
Contact: Zine El Abidine Khalki
Port Director

Sfax is located about 200km south of Tunis, on the Mediterranean. The main wharves are the Northeast Wharf, for sulfur and phosphates, the North-North-East Wharf for phosphates; the West-North-West Wharf for general cargo and olive oil; the South-West Wharf for loading salt, general cargo and a Ro-Ro wharf. Equipment at the port includes one 60-ton floating crane, mobile cranes of 14-ton and 24-ton capacities, and wharf elevators. Transportation links inland are by rail and by road.
 

Sousse (Susa) Seaport Authority
Office des Port Nationaux
Rue Abdallah Ibn Zoubaier
Sousse 4000
Phone: 011 216 03 225 755
011 216 03 224 401
Fax: 011 216 03 224 923
Contact: Ferid Karaa
Port Director

Sousse is located on the northeastern coast of the country, on the Bay of Sousse. Equipment at the port includes one 35-ton crane, one 10-ton forklift, one 8-ton forklift and three 4-ton forklifts. Vessels’ own gear is used for loading and unloading. Transportation links inland are by rail and road. 

Tunis/La Goulette Seaport Authority
Direction du Port de Tunis-Goulette
Batiment Administratif
Port de la Goulette
2060 La Goulette
Phone: 011 216 (01) 735 300
Fax: 011 216 (01) 736 511
Contact: Omar Majdoub
Port Director

Tunis is located on the Lake of Tunis, near the Gulf of La Goulette. Tunis and La Goulette are connected by 6 miles of dredged channel. Equipment at the port has up to a 68-ton lifting capacity. Several sheds are available for storage. Transportation links inland are available by road and by rail.

Air Cargo Carriers
Airborne Express / Burlington Air Express / EgyptAir Cargo / Emery Worldwide / Fed Ex / KLM Cargo / LTH International / Lufthansa Cargo AG / Royal Jordanian / United Parcel Service.

Ocean Carriers
Africa Mid-East Line / CaroTrans International / ConFlo Lines / DNOL Mediterranean Service / Farrell Lines / Jugooceanija Line / Massan Shipping Industries.

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