# Alger (DZ ALG)

**UN/LOCODE:** DZ ALG  
**Country:** Algeria  
**Water Body:** Mediterranean Sea  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 36.7667, 3.0667

Six berths, about 34 hectares and some 11 metres of depth: the DP World Djazaïr terminal makes Algiers the principal container gateway of Algeria, handling a majority of the country's box traffic and around 10–12 million tonnes of cargo a year. DP World has run the terminal in a joint venture with the port authority EPAL since 2009, lifting annual throughput from about 250,000 to roughly 755,600 TEU after a $114 million upgrade. Traffic is heavily import-driven — food, consumer goods, vehicles and machinery for the densely populated capital region — while Algeria's hydrocarbon exports move instead through the oil and gas ports of Arzew and Skikda. Cargo reaches the interior mainly by road, supported by the national motorway network. Customs clearance is handled by the Algerian customs administration. For destinations outside greater Algiers, Béjaïa, Oran or DP World's Djendjen terminal can be alternatives depending on services, and the planned El Hamdania deepwater port at Cherchell may reshape the regional picture over time.

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