Rédaction Africa Links 24 with La Presse avec TAP
Published on 2024-03-14 19:22:41
At the port of Radès, only 5 to 6 containers are placed on the dock per hour. In the latest global ranking of container ports compiled by the World Bank, and according to the Cppi 2021, an index of performance and speed, the port of Tanger-Med is ranked 6th globally, Algésiras 11th, Port-Saïd 15th, Djibouti 19th, and Radès…237th.
Minister of Equipment and Housing in charge of managing the affairs of the Transport Department, Sarra Zaâfrani, called during an inspection visit of the fire that broke out Thursday morning in the oil zone of Radès for the development of common work programs and to identify operational solutions to improve the profitability of the port of Radès, in coordination with various stakeholders.
Zaâfrani was briefed on the measures taken by the services of the Office of Merchant Marine and Ports (OMMP), in coordination with the parties involved, to contain the explosion that occurred in a gas storage depot owned by the National Petroleum Distribution Company (AGIL) to ensure continuity of work in the oil zone, according to a statement by the transport department.
It is worth mentioning that a fire broke out Thursday at 6:20 am in a gas storage depot owned by the National Petroleum Distribution Company (AGIL) located in the oil zone of Radès. There were 38 injured of varying degrees of severity.
In a statement to the TAP agency, the spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior, Faker Bouzghaya, clarified that preliminary data indicate a gas leak in one of the gas bottle filling pipes. For its part, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines stated in a press release that an investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of the fire. It also stated that 25 AGIL company employees, who participated in the firefighting operations, were transferred to the hospital in Ben Arous, with 4 of them admitted to the intensive care unit.
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