ONSM Ongoing Projects: Modernization and Infrastructure

As part of its development and security plan for Algerian territorial waters, the National Office of Maritime Signaling (Office National de Signalisation Maritime) is directing several major projects. Indeed, ONSM’s ongoing projects for the 2025–2026 period reflect a strong commitment to modernizing aids to navigation. For this reason, our technical teams are fully invested in rehabilitating architectural maritime heritage and reinforcing signaling infrastructure across all commercial ports, fishing harbors, and military terminals.

Overall Completion Rate of Signaling Infrastructure:

80%

Priority Works and Coastal Technical Deployments

Our teams are currently supervising major structural interventions across several of the country’s maritime facades. Consequently, these operations focus on three main pillars:

Construction of Light Supports: Construction of nine (09) signaling light supports strategically distributed across the ports of Stora in Skikda (02), El Djamila in Algiers (02), Kristel in Oran (02), Gouraya in Tipaza (02), and Cherchell in Tipaza (01).
Temporary Equipment: Additionally, the procurement of four (04) metallic supports for temporary lights ensures the uninterrupted continuity of signals during transitional phases.
Civil Engineering Rehabilitation: Enfin, des travaux de réhabilitation lourde du génie civil sont menés sur des sites hautement stratégiques, notamment au Phare de Cap Carbon (Béjaïa), au Cap Sigli (Béjaïa) et à l’Îlot d’Arzew (Oran).

Ongoing Projects 2025 - 2026

The sector-based investment portfolio details the budget operations (Commitment Authorizations – CA in Millions of Algerian Dinars – MDA) allocated for upgrading our Lighthouses and Marine Aids to Navigation (ESM). Accordingly, all actions are deployed in accordance with the official classification system below:

	Operation	Project
01	N 1 024 092 02 3001 000 000 21 060 Civil engineering rehabilitation study for nine (09) lighthouses AE: 08 MDA	Civil engineering rehabilitation study for the Rachgoun Island Lighthouse, Ain Temouchent Province.
		Civil engineering rehabilitation study for the Cap Falcon Lighthouse, Oran Province,
		Civil engineering rehabilitation study for the Cap Ténès lighthouse, Chlef Province
		Structural integrity assessment for the Rachgoun Island Lighthouse, Ain Temouchent Province.
02	N 1 024 092 02 3001 000 000 22 061 Reinforcement of the floating buoyage system through the acquisition of maritime buoys and accessories Commitment Authorization: 30 million DA	Acquisition of 5 buoys
03	Marking of the firing zone in the Bay of Algiers (Lido) and Tamentfoust AE: 44 MDA	Acquisition of 3 buoys
04	N 1 024 092 02 3001 000 000 25 001 Rehabilitation study for maritime signaling equipment (lighthouses and port lights), Estimated Amount: 10 MDA	Structural integrity assessment for the Ras El Kelia Lighthouse (Tipasa Province),
		Structural integrity assessment for the Îlots des Singes Lighthouse (Skikda Province),
		Structural integrity assessment for the Djerba Peninsula Lighthouse (Skikda Province),
		Structural integrity assessment of the two harbor lights at Khemisti (Tipaza).
05	Acquisition of twenty (20) port lights – Estimated Amount: 42 million dirhams	/
06	Acquisition of mooring buoys – Estimated Amount: 100 MDA	13 buoys
07	Procurement of marine signaling equipment for the renovation of harbor lights – Estimated Amount: 40 million MAD	79 lights (12 ports: commercial, military, and hydrocarbon) Two (02) lights at the Skikda Oil and LNG Port – New Port (Skikda), Three (03) lights at the Skikda Mixed Port (Commercial and Hydrocarbon) – Old Port (Skikda), Three (03) lights at the Jijel Naval Base Port (Jijel), Seven (07) lights at the El Aouana Fishing and Pleasure Port (Jijel), Six (06) lights at the Bejaia Mixed Port (Commercial and Fishing) (Bejaia), Nine (09) lights at the Algiers Mixed Port (Commercial, Fishing, and Hydrocarbon) (Algiers), Five (05) lights at the Cherchell Fishing Port (Tipaza), Four (04) lights at the Ténès Mixed Port (Commercial and Fishing) (Chlef), Four (04) lights at the Mostaganem Mixed Port (Commercial and Fishing) (Mostaganem), Twelve (12) lights at the Béthioua and Mers El Hadjadj Oil Port (Oran), Eight (08) lights at the Arzew Mixed Port (Commercial and Fishing) (Oran), Sixteen (16) lights at the Oran Mixed Port (Commercial and Fishing) (Oran)
08	Study for the reconstruction of light supports for ports AE: 3.5 MDA	Four (04) lights at the port of Arzew (Oran), Two (02) lights at the port of Mers El Kébir (Oran), One (01) light at the port of Oran (Oran), Two (02) lights at the port of Béni Saf (Aïn Témouchent Province), Five (05) lights at the port of Ténès (Chlef), Three (03) lights at the port of Tala Guilef (Béjaïa)