Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports 
Ms. Khaoula Belakhdar, Chief Executive Officer of the Office of the Merchant Marine and Ports Authority OMMP,carried out an unannounced visit on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, to the commercial port of Bizerte–Menzel Bourguiba to inspect the progress of ongoing works. She visited various offices within the port authority to learn about the pace of activities and the services provided to users.
She also held a working meeting with the management team of the Port of Bizerte, during which the CEO reviewed the progress of the projects related to the port and the evolution of port activity in 2025, which saw the return of container traffic as well as an improvement in productivity indicators. Total cargo activity reached 4 million tons and 336 vessels. In addition, 12,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) were handled during the first ten months of 2025, with a loading and unloading rate of around 15 containers per hour.
On this occasion, the CEO emphasized the need to complete projects within the set deadlines, given their positive impact on the development of port activities, insisting on the importance of the OMMP’s commitments to ensure sound management of the public institution.
Ms. Khaoula Belakhdar also conducted a field visit inside the port, where she monitored the progress of activities and cargo-handling operations for vessels at berth, as well as the progress of works, particularly the construction of a steel-frame shelter for the port’s new access point.
In the same context, she visited the Bizerte maritime district, where she reviewed the progress of the ongoing works, calling for further improvement of the services provided to OMMP clients and adherence to deadlines.
The visit concluded with a trip to the Zarzouna fishing port, where she was briefed on the progress of installing the new engine of the pilot boat Ghazala and the maintenance works, stressing the need to complete maintenance operations within the set deadlines.
