Study on development Benghazi Port

As result of the Civil War and Foreign Intervention in Libya in 2011, damage and disorder from war has been considerable. There are frequent electric outages, little business activity, and a loss in revenues from oil by 90%. A third of country's population has fled to Tunisia as refugees. Main source of country, oil production has fallen from 1.6 million barrel per day to 900,000 in five years of war and civil disturbance. Despite periodic economic and political crisis, a considerable emerge of economic activity is expected in the near future in particular reconstruction of urban areas and infrastructure is expected soon. Shipping is one of the most important forms of transportation for global trade. Ports play an important and vital role in maritime transport chain, because it represents the link between road transport and maritime transport, in addition cannot be global trade that have an affair in absence of ports. Benghazi port acquires importance and distinction of being a key ring and a centre link between many of regional countries in field of various economic transactions. Benghazi port is the second largest ports in Libya after the port of Tripoli and advantage of the port it serves a wide and large area includes eastern and southern Libya, and extend to west (Ras- Lanuf area), because importance economic and commercial of Benghazi city and as the largest also most important east cities of country and the second Libyan cities in terms of population The aim of study is preparation of studies to improve Benghazi port in particular in civil works, to meet existing and future requirement of the Libya. This study starts evaluation of economic activities which lead in understanding the logistics requirements of Libya as well as major difficulties in the different type of logistics operations. Then role of Benghazi Port in Libyan economy will be discussed to define port development requirements. In the light of these requirements an architectural design Study will be improved to shape future posture of the port. Based on this future posture possible civil work requirements will be considered. This is an initial study which aims to define future works for development of Benghazi port to meet requirements of Libyan economy in next decade.