In the Algerian port of Skikda, a modern container terminals with an annual traffic capacity of 600,000 TEUs. This was confirmed on Sunday by the Minister of the Interior, of Local Authorities and Transport, Said Sayoud, specifying that the container terminal will be built as part of the project to expand the oil port and will be equipped with a platform of 323 linear meters with a draft of 15.4 meters and a storage area of 15 hectares. In addition, the terminal will be equipped with modern handling equipment, of which currently the Port Authority of Skikda is evaluating the purchase, starting with three ship-to-shore cranes and ten ship-to-shore cranes portal on rubber. According to forecasts, the terminal could become operational in 2027.