Launch of the new sea export line from Tripoli

The President of the Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture and Industry in the North, Tawfik Dabbussi, personally supervised the departure of trucks loaded with goods via huge vessels from the Port of Tripoli in the north. Commenting on this issue, Dabbussi told Al Diyar newspaper that the private sector has proven once more that it is still the catalyst of economic activities in the country despite the paralysis of government institutions. Asked about the cost of maritime transport, he confirmed that it is bound to increase adding that the cabinet has approved financial subsidies to cover the additional cost. He disclosed that the first vessel will leave the Port of Tripoli today and will head towards Aqaba (Jordan) and Adana (Turkey), pointing that the Tripoli port is well-equipped to become a key passage for exports. For his part, the vessel contractor, Mohamad Yussef, told the newspaper that one vessel can carry up to 64 trucks with their drivers. (Al Diyar, 6 August 2015)