Algeria hopes to stave off Arab Spring with logistics development

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Ports and logistics activities in North Africa are generally hampered by a lack of investment, inaccessibility to larger markets, and inefficient pricing. They are characterised by disintegrating infrastructure, tedious bureaucracy and remain disconnected from global supply chains. And yet despite these obstacles, investors argue the region has tremendous potential for growth.

Algeria exemplifies this, according to Ravi Menon, director general of Bejaia Mediterranean Terminal (BMT), operated by Singapore-headquartered Portek.

Addressing delegates yesterday at the TOC Container Supply Chain Middle East conference in ...