Logistics infrastructure in Libya
Libya — Ports
Libya has 13 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.
Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.
13
Total
8
Very small
3
Small
2
Medium
Container throughput
271,231 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
53.9
Container terminals
4
Maritime territory (EEZ)
357,386 km²
Most connected
- 1Banghazi72.5
- 2Mina Tarabulus (Tripoli)39.9
- 3Ras Lanuf12.6
- 4Mersa Tobruq10.9
Most container terminals
Deepest channels
- 1As Sidr23.2 m
- 2Ez Zueitina18.6 m
- 3Mersa Tobruq17.1 m
- 4Ras Lanuf15.5 m
- 5Banghazi12.5 m
Best equipped
- 1Banghazi6 / 6
- 2Mina Tarabulus (Tripoli)6 / 6
- 3Misratah4 / 6
- 4Mersa Tobruq3 / 6
- 5As Sidr2 / 6
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| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As SidrLYESI | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | — | Poor | Repairs |
| Ez ZueitinaLYZUE | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 18.6 m | 23.2 m | — | — | Repairs |
| Mersa TobruqLYTOB | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 17.1 m | 23.2 m | 7.9 m | Good | CranesBunker |
| Ras LanufLYRLA | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 15.5 m | 23.2 m | — | — | — |
| BanghaziLYBEN | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 12.5 m | 23.2 m | 6.4 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| KhomsLYKHM | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 12.5 m | 7.9 m | 11 m | Fair | RepairsBunker |
| MisratahLYMIS | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 12.5 m | 12.5 m | 11 m | Fair | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Mina Tarabulus (Tripoli)LYTIP | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 11 m | 9.4 m | 9.4 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| DarnahLYDRX | Very Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 9.4 m | 15.5 m | 9.4 m | Fair | CranesBunker |
| Abu KhammashLYABK | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 7.9 m | — | — | — | — |
| Bouri Oil FieldLYBOU | Very Small | Open Roadstead | — | — | — | Poor | Bunker |
| Al BurayqahLYMBR | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | — | 23.2 m | 11 m | Fair | Cranes |
| Az ZawiyaLYZAW | Small | Open Roadstead | — | 23.2 m | — | Poor | — |
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