Swiss-Italian shipping giant MSC invests $2.7 billion capital in Libyan port of Misrata.
Libyan authorities have announced a strategic partnership deal with a Qatari fund and Swiss-Italian shipping giant MSC’s subsidiary to develop it.
project designed to transform the facility into a major logistics hub in the Mediterranean.The agreement, unveiled on January 18, involves Qatari, Italian, and Swiss companies and aims to raise the port’s handling capacity to 4 million containers per year, compared with 685,000 twenty-foot equivalent units processed in 2025, an increase of more than 22%.
The project includes the development of new loading areas, modernization of quays, and upgrades to storage infrastructure at the port, which currently handles between 60% and 65% of Libya’s container traffic
Located about 200 kilometers east of Tripoli, the port of Misrata plays a key role in the local economy
This is the first major public-private infrastructure project outside of the energy sector in Libya