During a time of significant investment, the Misurata Free Zone Authority sought to take advantage of the port’s proximity to the Mediterranean’s main shipping lanes by increasing import/export traffic volume.

Beckett Rankine was commissioned for technical advice and project management to extend the existing port into a large container transhipment terminal, including developing the masterplan and preparing contract documents for implementation.

We assessed the existing port infrastructure, operations, and connectivity to the surrounding industrial area. We then proposed a selection of layouts that would maximise the development potential, improve vessel access and limit waves within the basin. The masterplan accounted for future sea level rise and created berths that could service the Super Post Panamax and any future, larger vessels.

Though political circumstances unfortunately prevented the port from reaching the construction phase, the project was a valuable stepping stone in strengthening our expertise in large international port developments.