On Monday, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kevalay Queen Company, Ahmed Al-Bashir stated that the Kevalay Queen Passenger Ship has docked at Al-Shaab Port in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. He explained that this “comes in preparation for the launch of the first cruise line between Tripoli and Istanbul on Thursday.”
In press statements, Al-Bashir noted that four cruises will travel from Tripoli and Misrata to Istanbul per month, adding that tickets can be obtained directly from the travel and tourism offices at the Al-Shaab Port.
He confirmed that the launch of the cruise line “comes within the framework of the Libyan government’s efforts to promote partnership between the public and private sectors.”
“We are in the process of taking several special measures, in agreement with the Egyptian, Tunisian, and Moroccan governments, to launch tourist cruise lines in the near future,” Al-Bashir stated.
In August, the Chairman of the Turkish-Libyan Business Council, Morteza Kronfel said that the volume of trade exchange between Turkey and Libya amounted to $3.6 billion dollars.
Korenfel noted that four cruises will travel to Libya per month, with a total capacity of 900 passenger beds, 400 cars, and 1,700 tons of cargo.
The Turkish official described the trade exchange with Libya as “a gateway to trade with the entire African continent, given Libya’s geostrategic location. We seek to expand the Turkish cruise network to Libya, so that it departs from Istanbul to Benghazi and Misrata.”
In August, Libyan Parliament Speaker, Ageela Saleh visited Turkey, during which he met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament. He described the meeting as “very productive.”
According to Turkey’s news agency, Yeni Shafak, Saleh said he wanted support from Ankara for the preservation of Libya’s territorial integrity. He added that he informed President Erdogan about the current political situation in Libya.
