Maritime piloting involves assisting the ship’s captain by providing local expertise and experience to ensure the vessel’s safe passage from sea to port, performing maneuvers with or without tug assistance, within restricted areas surrounded by port facilities, in the shortest possible time and under optimal safety conditions. They maintain direct coordination with tugs and mooring teams, who also intervene during the ship’s berthing and departure operations. Piloting services are provided between the parallel of the Arzew islet lighthouse and the meridian 00°10' west. Mooring operations are carried out successively during the arrival and departure of ships within the port area. The Port Authority of Arzew owns a fleet of 5 pilot boats, 12 mooring boats, an oil recovery barge, and a multifunctional naval unit currently under construction. The Port Authority of Arzew also possesses a 750-meter-long inflatable floating boom equipped with accessories such as a motor pump, a disc skimmer, a hydraulic power pack, and a 5 m³ capacity tank.
Port towing consists of towing a vessel in or out of a seaport using one or more tugboats when the ship cannot perform docking or departure maneuvers on its own.
Our towing department is responsible for:
Assisting vessels with tugboats during entry and exit operations, or in case of danger, including in open sea, under the best safety and efficiency conditions.
Managing the technical operations of the tugboats and the administrative management of both seagoing and onshore staff.
The port operates continuously, day and night. Cargo handling operations are carried out in shifts organized as follows:
1st Shift: from 07:00 to 13:00 | 2nd Shift: from 13:00 to 19:00
Optional Night Shift: from 19:00 to 01:00 a.m.
The port is equipped with:
