Damascus Chamber of Industry Discusses Facilitating Exports to Libya and Preparations for "Syriatex" Exhibition

With the aim of opening new horizons for national products, the Damascus and its Countryside Chamber of Industry held an expanded meeting chaired by Mr. Anas Traboulsi, board member and head of the exhibitions committee. The meeting was attended by representatives of shipping offices specializing in the Libyan market to discuss mechanisms for facilitating the movement of Syrian exports and overcoming transport obstacles, coinciding with the ongoing preparations to launch the second edition of the "Syriatex – Eid Exhibition."

During the meeting, Traboulsi emphasized the specific focus on attracting Libyan merchants and visitors, given their pivotal and well-known role in supporting and stimulating the Syrian textile sector. He stressed the importance of concerted efforts to break the barrier of fear and facilitate their arrival in Syria, aiming to attract at least 200 Libyan businessmen and visitors to local markets. This comes as a continuation of the success achieved in the first edition, which focused on Palestinian visitors, and aims to restore the momentum of the historically continuous Libyan presence without relying individually on exhibitions.

He also highlighted the need to unify visions to address the key challenges facing Syrian industrialists in shipping and export operations to Libya as the exhibition approaches. Foremost among these challenges are the fragmentation of cargo collection at each individual shipping office, the long timeframes required to accumulate and deliver containers—which can range between 30 and 35 days—and the high fees at Syrian ports compared to competing ports, such as Turkish ports.

Discussions focused on providing unconventional solutions to overcome these obstacles. This includes coordinating the operation of special, direct maritime voyages from Syrian ports to Benghazi in record time to ensure the arrival of Eid goods by their booked dates. Additionally, the discussions covered activating reverse shipping on return trips to reduce overall costs, leveraging available land transport corridors and facilities, and unveiling a package of tailored facilities and hotel accommodations for Libyan visitors and businessmen. This runs parallel to communicating with airlines to secure regular flights at encouraging rates, while emphasizing the importance of integrating efforts among the Chamber, shipping offices, and industrialists to ensure an efficient and sustainable flow of exports

 

15/10/2026