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.
Suez Canal to double annual revenue by 2023
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 15, 2019 – The new channel of the Suez Canal, opened in August 2015, has paid off in the shortest possible time, the...
APM Terminals’ Suez Canal Container Terminal sees improvements
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – APM Terminals has reported that some modifications in the Navis N4 Expert Decking Module, the system...
Proposed new dry port west of Cairo attracts international consortia
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 13, 2019 – The Egyptian Finance Ministry has announced plans to build a $100 million dry port west in the 6th of...
Egypt’s Alexandria port sees cargo traffic rise in 2018
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – Alexandria port handled 62 million tonnes of cargo in 2018, up from 54 million tonnes in the...
Cyprus-based EDT to invest in Damietta Port in oil and gas logistics
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Cyprus-based EDT Offshore is mulling investing in Damietta Port to support oil and gas companies in...
Suez Canal Container Terminal sees 2018 container throughput rise 3.2%
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. (SCCT), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has...
Suez Canal recovers cost for new Suez Canal project
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Suez Canal Authority has recovered the EGY 20 billion (€992 million/$1.1 billion) cost for the construction...
Ecoslops and Suez Canal Economic Zone to set up unit for treatment unit of maritime oil waste in Port Said
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Ecoslops and Suez Canal Economic Zone have signed an agreement towards setting up a collection,...
Analysis – China on port shopping spree in Europe and globally
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Since the start of the 21st century, Chinese companies have acquired stakes in some 15 ports in Europe,...
Hapag-Lloyd eyes investments in Egypt’s port sector
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Egypt’s transport minister Hisham Arafat has met representatives of German company Hapag-Lloyd AG,...
Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – November 2018 container terminal statistics
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...
Suez Canal settles dispute with Sewedy Group unit
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 31, 2018 – The Suez Canal Authority has settled a dispute with a subsidiary of Sewedy Group over the operation of a land...
Suez Canal executes complicated FPSO towing operation
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 27, 2018 – The Suez Canal Authority has carried out the complicated operation of towing a floating system for the...
CMA CGM announces feeder service for Egyptian ports
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 26, 2018 – The French shipping company CMA CGM has announced that it will deploy its own feeder vessel to link...
Suez Canal studies ways for developing Ain Sokhna project
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 24, 2018 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) is conducting a study on the mechanism for implementing a partnership...
SCZone, DP World to sign Ain Sokhna industrial complex agreement soon
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) plans to sign a contract with DP World for the development of a 45...
Agility Public Warehousing considers Suez Canal development
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 13, 2018 – Kuwaiti integrated logistics company Agility Public Warehousing has signed a strategic partnership deal with...
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Suwaidi to build €492.5 million industrial complex in Suez Canal Economic Zone
Ain Sokhna, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Saudi Arabia’s Al-Suwaidi Industrial Development Company has signed an agreement with the Suez...
Suez Canal keeps strategic role for global maritime trade
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 10, 2018 – The Suez Canal keeps its role as a strategic junction for global merchant maritime traffic, concentrating...
New Horizon Tank Terminal to build liquid bulk terminal in West Port Said
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 10, 2018 – The Suez Canal Authority has signed an agreement with New Horizon Tank Terminal for the construction of a...