🇱🇾 Libya
Mediterranean Sea · Multi-Purpose Port
Libya is under a UN Security Council arms embargo (UNSCR 1970) plus EU and OFAC targeted measures.
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Listed area
Benghazi is inside a Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026):
A call here normally needs prior notice to war underwriters and may carry an additional premium; how the listing applies is agreed contract by contract.
Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.
Benghazi in Libya 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.
Routed sea distances from Benghazi to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.
Libya is a multi-MoU jurisdiction (its port states participate in more than one regional PSC programme). Vessel-level detention probability for calls at Benghazi is computed by ArcNautical's scoring engine using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity rather than a regional aggregate.
Limited port-call data — fewer than 10 distinct vessels observed at Benghazi 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.
The last 10 vessels our AIS feed recorded arriving between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026:
The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.
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