Cartographie des risques industriels du dépot pétrolier à Hussein Dey, Alger (Algérie)

Hazard Mapping of Industrial Oil Storage in Hussein Dey, Algiers (Algeria). The industrial hazards are a danger to environment. It is the case of the fuel depot of Caroubier in the municpality of Hussein Dey in the outskirts of the capital Algiers. It is a potential danger in this urban area and a real challenge for the local authorities which do not have appropriate tools for risk management. The municipality possesses single maps with colored items corresponding to the identification of spatial risks. The objective of this article is to map the risks generated by fuel depot. This mapping will help us localize the spatial vulnerability to suggest land planning measures

Du global au local : les nouveaux gérants des terminaux portuaires algériens

Increasingly aware of the failure of state-led port management, the Algerian central government has launched in 2006 a port reform allowing through public-private partnership the concession of some container terminals to foreign operators. Two major international players, Portek (Singapore) and Dubai Ports World, already established concessions in the container terminals of Alger, Djen Djen, and Bejaïa ports. This opening towards foreign partners is highly strategic as it aims at modernizing ports, better connect them with global shipping, and avoid the bypass of Algeria by other transshipment hub ports of the Mediterranean such as Tangier Med. This article evaluates the impact of reforms and concessions on the port and logistics performance of Algeria