Egypt
Egypt is a country located in the northeastern corner of Africa. regarding ports and shipping, its key asset is the Suez Canal which links the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world’s leading shipping lane connecting Asia and Europe. Its primary ports on the Mediterranean coast are Alexandria, Damietta and Port Said.
Van Oord finishes dredging in Ain Sokhna Port, Egypt
Ain Sokhna, Red Sea, Egypt (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – The Dutch marine engineering company Van Oord has announced the completion of dredging in...
Damietta Alliance Container Terminals receives five new STS cranes
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – Damietta Alliance Container Terminals has announced receipt of the first set of five Ship-to-Shore...
Two new reefer container lines Egypt-Russia
El Dekheila, Egypt (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – Two new sea container lines will start operations between Egypt and Russia with vessels designed to...
New managing director of Suez Canal Container Terminal
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – APM Terminals and Suez Canal Container Terminal have appointed Keld Mosgaard Christensen as Managing...
Egyptian SCZone delegation visits France
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 7, 2024 – Senior management from the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) have been on a promotional tour of France...
Hutchison Ports invests in Sokhna and Alexandria terminals, Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – Hong Kong-based Hutchison Ports will invest $700m in Ain Sokhna Port, and a new container terminal...
DFDS to start Trieste-Damietta service
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Danish shipper DFDS will start a Ro-Ro service between Trieste and Damietta in Egypt in November. The...
Port of Ravenna joined an international mission to Egypt
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The Port Authority of Ravenna joined an international mission to Egypt organised by the MACFRUT trade...
Update: Russian missile hits ship with Ukrainian grain in Black Sea
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – Russia’s strategic bombers hit a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier with a missile during...
Noatum acquires Safina ship agency, Egypt
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2024 – Noatum has acquired a majority stake in Safina B.V., an Egypt-based provider of maritime agency and...
EDECS starts work on Ain Sokhna container terminal project
Ain Sokhna, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 9, 2024 – The local EDECS construction company has started work on construction of the new Ain Sokhna container...
$660 million liquefied ethane gas facility in Egypt’s Dekheila port
Dekheila, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 4, 2024 – A $663 million facility to receive, store, and process liquefied ethane gas (LEG) will be built in...
Fertiglobe success in H2Global pilot auction marks milestone in renewable ammonia supply for EU
H2Global has announced Fertiglobe has won its first-ever pilot auction for renewable ammonia. Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and...
Voith Schneider to deliver propellers for tugs in Egypt
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – Voith Schneider will deliver a total 22 Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP) to the Egyptian Ship Repairs...
Medusa plans North African subsea cable
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – The Medusa project plans an 8,700-km undersea cable linking North African countries – Morocco,...
DEME to set up green hydrogen project in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – DEME has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Egyptian government to establish an...
Livorno signs agreement with Port of Damietta, Egypt
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) June 27, 2024 – The Ports of Livorno and Damietta have signed an agreement to develop energy traffic. The Memorandum of...
Tahya Misr terminal in Alexandria with 410,000 TEUs in first year
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 19, 2024 – The new multi-purpose Tahya Misr terminal in Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Alexandria, put into operation...
FSRU Hoegh Galleon will soon arrive in Ain Sokhna, Egypt
Ain Sokhna, Egypt (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – Egypt is set to receive FSRU Höegh Galleon, the Norwegian floating storage regasification unit for...
Safaga Port, Egypt, issues cold ironing tender
Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – AD Ports has issued a tender for dock electrification (cold ironing) at its multipurpose terminal...