Est. 1996 Benghazi · Libya FIATA member

We move What moves Libya.

Freight forwarding, container shipping and customs clearance, bringing cargo into Libya from seventeen ports on four continents. Libya's first private shipping company, since 1996.

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Shanghai → Benghazi Jebel Ali → Benghazi Istanbul → Benghazi Laem Chabang → Benghazi Busan → Benghazi Port Klang → Benghazi Jakarta → Benghazi Jeddah → Benghazi Muscat → Benghazi Buenos Aires → Benghazi Rio de Janeiro → Benghazi New York → Benghazi Genoa → Benghazi Hamburg → Benghazi Valencia → Benghazi Marsaxlokk → Benghazi Piraeus → Benghazi

Who we are

Since 1996, Melita has been Libya's first private shipping company, bringing containers, cargo and vehicles from the world's busiest ports into Benghazi.

Headquarters

Al Hawari, Benghazi, Libya

Operations

Worldwide

Member of

FIATA

Years at sea

International ports

Continents served

Services, one contract

Services — 01 / 06

What we move,
and how

Six ways to get cargo into Libya, all under one contract and one point of contact.

01 Freight forwarding Supplier's door to your door. Booking, documentation and routing across sea, road and air.

02 Container shipping Full-container loads on the world's major lines, into Benghazi and every Libyan port.

03 LCL consolidation Ship smaller loads with shared-container economics, without waiting to fill a box.

04 Customs clearance Paperwork, duties and inspections handled before the ship docks, so cargo doesn't wait on the quay.

05 Local transport Trucking and last-mile delivery inside Libya, timed to the vessel, not the other way round.

06 Door-to-door One contract and one contact from your supplier's gate to your final delivery address in Libya.

Our story — 1996 → today

Three decades
of firsts

Scroll through the milestones that took a single Benghazi office to a network across Asia, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas.

Chapter 01

Libya's first private shipping company

Melita Shipping Company is founded in Benghazi, a pioneering private venture in a maritime sector until then dominated by public-sector affiliations.

Chapter 02

Zueitina Shipping Agency

As the new millennium dawns, a new agency connects the vibrant markets of Asia with the entirety of Libya's ports.

Chapter 03

Al-Waha Shipping Agency

Al-Waha is born and becomes the exclusive agent for P&O Nedlloyd, then the second-largest shipping line in the world.

Chapter 04

Tajoura Shipping Agency

A joint venture with Jaliana Maritime, with operational bases in Dubai and China, represents a quantum leap in operational capacity.

Chapter 05

Still leading the way

Melita stands at the forefront of the Libyan shipping industry, with a growing network that spans the globe and a reputation for reliability built over three decades.

Loading ports — 17

From everywhere
to Benghazi

Regular lines inbound from Asia, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas. Distances are great-circle nautical miles to Benghazi.

CNSHAChinaShanghai
AEJEAUnited Arab EmiratesJebel Ali, Dubai
TRISTTürkiyeIstanbul
THLCHThailandLaem Chabang
KRPUSSouth KoreaBusan
MYPKGMalaysiaPort Klang
IDJKTIndonesiaJakarta, Tanjung Priok
SAJEDSaudi ArabiaJeddah
OMMCTOmanMuscat
ARBUEArgentinaBuenos Aires
BRRIOBrazilRio de Janeiro
USNYCUnited StatesNew York
ITGOAItalyGenoa
DEHAMGermanyHamburg
ESVLCSpainValencia
MTMARMaltaMarsaxlokk Freeport
GRPIRGreecePiraeus

● Benghazi— inbound routes

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