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the Algerian government has approved of the construction of a new port in deep waters to El Hamdania
It will be realized in two phases with an investment of 3,3 billion dollars. Previewed the involvement of a foreign partner
December 31, 2015
The Algerian government has decided of giving start to the construction of a new port in deep waters to El Hamdania, in presses of the city of Cherchell, in the Province of Tipaza, situated to 80 kilometers to the west of Algeri. The resort is characterized by a study thanks to its position repaired from a wide natural bay and to the natural backdrops of the depth of -20 meters. The area of El Hamdania also is identified which center of industrial development and is connected to national highway the railway net and.
The new port, that it will be used is for the international traffics that for those national ones, will have 23 docks in a position to annually enlivening 25,7 million tons of goods and a containerized trade pairs to 6,5 million teu. The harbour port of call will be realized in two phases with an estimated total investment in 3,3 billion dollars.
After the green light yesterday of the Council of Ministers, the President of the Republic Algerian, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has charged the government to start the procedures in order to institute a partnership public-private through joint venture, based on the Algerian norms in matter of investments foreign countries in the Country, will have to be participated with 51% from national public companies and private and with 49% from a characterized foreign partner in a position to contributing to the financing of the project and its future management.
The study previews that in the 2015 harbour traffic of the goods in the central region of Algeria it will reach a volume pairs to 35 million tons and two million container teu regarding 10,5 million the tons enlivened currently from the ports of Algeri and Ténès.
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