Port of Arzew

🇩🇿 Algeria

Mediterranean Sea · LNG Terminal

UN/LOCODE
DZARZ
Country
🇩🇿 Algeria
Port Type
LNG Terminal
Ocean Region
Mediterranean Sea
Latitude
35.8500° N
Longitude
0.3000° W

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Joint War Committee listing

Not listed

Arzew is not inside any Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026).

Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.

Regional Risk Context — Mediterranean Sea

Arzew in Algeria operates in a semi-enclosed basin that carries approximately 20% of global seaborne trade. The Suez Canal is the single most critical chokepoint for Mediterranean-bound shipping, and disruptions there — from groundings, Houthi-driven diversions, or political shocks — force vessels onto the Cape of Good Hope routing, adding 10–14 days and substantial fuel cost. Libya's ongoing instability creates an active maritime security concern in the central Mediterranean, with oil terminals periodically subject to militia control. PSC under the Paris MOU is among the most rigorous globally; vessels with deficiencies face detention rates well above the global average at Mediterranean ports.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Arzew to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Port State Control Context

Arzew falls under the Mediterranean MoU. The Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a public bulk detention feed. Member states (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia) operate under harmonised PSC protocols. Vessel-level detention probability is computed by ArcNautical using flag-state performance and on-board condition signals.

Vessel Mix

Limited port-call data — fewer than 10 distinct vessels observed at Arzew between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026. ArcNautical does not publish a vessel-type breakdown for low-traffic ports to avoid statistically misleading percentages. The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Latest Arrivals Recorded at Arzew

The last 10 vessels our AIS feed recorded arriving between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026:

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-08-02 RHOURD EL ADRA 🇩🇿 DZ Tanker
2026-07-31 ECO FROST 🇲🇭 MH Tanker
2026-06-15 CHEIKH BOUAMAMA 🇧🇸 BS Tanker
2026-06-04 SOUTH LOYALTY 🇲🇭 MH Tanker
2026-05-22 KIRAN AUSTRALIA 🇲🇹 MT Unknown
2026-05-22 RHOURD EL HAMRA 🇩🇿 DZ Tanker

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

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