OUR STORY.

1921

Mohammed Dahmani becomes one of three ship captains in Libya to pilot a fully equipped vessel, complete with crew.

1951

Captain Omar Dahmani is appointed as port director and is tasked with the planning and building of the Tripoli port infrastructure.

1952

Designs for the port of Tripoli infrastructure are drawn up and the work begins.

1954

Construction progresses, here both the old and new port are clearly visible, in particular this was for the new NW Oil Berth.

1958

Partial operations begin, the port starts welcoming the first shipping lines and transport vessels.

1959

The port of Tripoli as it is mostly known today, construction was all but completed.

1973

Captain Omar Dahmani founds N.A.M.T.E. (North Africa Maritime and Travel Enterprise) as the general agent for American Export, Messina, Nedlloyd, and other Greek Shipping Lines.

1983

Captain Omar Dahmani founds Scandutch Shipowners which was appointed as the protecting agent for various confidential shipping lines.

1993

After the monopolization of all shipping companies in libya, Captain Omar Dahmani founds OSCL (Overseas Shipping Co. Libya) which was appointed as the sole CMA-CGM protecting agent.

2003

Captain Omar Dahmani continues as the Shipping Operation Manager at OSCL in all Libyan ports, namely: Tripoli, El-Khoms, Misurata and Benghazi.

2012

After the passing of Captain Omar Dahmani, his daughter, Nagia Dahmani takes over as the director of OSCL and as the CMA-CGM Owners’ Representative.

2024

With continued growth, Director Nagia Dahmani re-incorporates the family business under the new Dahmani Shipping Co. monicher, overseeing its’ major rebranding.

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