The Port of Annaba took delivery of a fresh cargo shipment containing heavy machinery and equipment dedicated to constructing the 121-kilometer rail segment connecting Bouchegouf (Guelma) to Drea (Souk Ahras), a key section of the Eastern Mining Railway Project.
According to management at the Port of Annaba Enterprise, this latest shipment carries a combined payload of 15,616.101 tons. The cargo features 108 trucks, two gantry cranes, and 629 steel bridge girders, along with 128 containers filled with diverse tools and heavy machinery required for this strategic infrastructure undertaking.
To ensure cargo receipt and unloading operations proceeded under optimum conditions, port management announced in a Monday statement that it deployed extensive technical assets, workforce, and logistical arrangements to guarantee a seamless operation.
This arrival aligns with national directives to support key infrastructure endeavors by ensuring priority handling for cargo vessels transporting equipment through domestic ports.
It further demonstrates the Port of Annaba’s role in advancing major national developments by offering essential logistics support, helping accelerate project completion timelines, and driving broader economic growth initiatives.
Simultaneously, expansion projects at the Annaba phosphate port—specifically the construction of a dedicated mineral quay for the integrated phosphate initiative—continue to progress steadily. Works are set to expand through July and August through the deployment of additional equipment, machinery, and doubled crew shifts to accelerate progress and meet established completion targets.
This operational momentum was evaluated during a site inspection led by the director general of the National Agency for Port Infrastructure Construction (ANRIP). The visit covered ongoing dredging efforts, sea sand backfilling, pile driving operations at a rate of ten piles daily, and reinforced concrete pouring.
This inspection forms part of regular field monitoring for foundational infrastructure projects in compliance with directives issued by the Minister of Public Works and Basic Infrastructure, Abdelkader Djellaoui, regarding continuous oversight of strategic national developments.