On the occasion of the opening of the workshop “Ports Days,” organized in Tunis on September 22 and 23, 2026, the Minister of Transport, Rachid Amri, announced that the construction works for a deep-water port at Enfidha will begin at the start of 2028.
In a statement to National Television, the Minister of Transport indicated that the last three months of this year will be devoted to updating the studies conducted in 2004, 2008 and 2018, before launching the calls for tenders and mobilizing the necessary financing, as well as defining the schedule for the start of the Enfidha deep-water port works.
The minister also announced that a logistics service area spanning more than 2,000 hectares has been reserved, with the aim of strengthening its connection to rail and highway networks.
He also indicated that the maritime fleet will be restructured, beginning with upgrading the ships dedicated to passenger transport, then by modernizing the freight system, through the renovation of existing ships and the scheduling of the acquisition of new vessels meeting the standards of clean maritime transport (“GREEN SHIPPING”).
New acquisitions are thus planned, involving three ships for a total of 1.5 billion dinars, with an investment period spread over five years starting from 2027.
Tunisia has a network of seven commercial seaports distributed along its coastline. These facilities handle 98% of the country’s total external trade volume, or about 30 million tonnes per year.
