ALGIERS- The President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune chaired, on Sunday, a meeting of the Council of Ministers during which he ordered the immediate initiation of a thorough investigation to hold those responsible for the deterioration of the maritime transport sector accountable, and this at all levels and responsibilities, indicated a press release from the Presidency of the Republic.
Examining, during this meeting, the roadmap for the development of the national fleet of maritime and air transport of goods, President Tebboune ordered “to immediately initiate an investigation to hold accountable those responsible for the deterioration of this strategic sector in all levels and responsibilities”.
He also ordered the merger of the CNAN Med and CNAN Nord companies specializing in maritime transport into a single company, a “radical” review of the structure and policy of the maritime transport of goods for its rehabilitation, and to submit the project of the new management strategy in a month.
The President of the Republic ordered to work by all means for the technical regularization of Algerian ships in international ports in collaboration between the ambassadors of Algeria in the countries concerned and the persons in charge of the transport sector, and to open the way to Algerian expertise specialized in the maritime sector with a view to creating companies specializing in the repair of ships.
