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.
Ukraine calls on Egypt to close ports for Crimea ships
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 2, 2018 – Ukraine has called on the Egyptian authorities to close their ports for cargo ships from Crimea, the Ukrainian...
South Korea’s KT to establish ICT infrastructure in Suez Canal
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – South Korean telecoms company KT Corporation (formerly Korea Telecom) plans to establish an information and...
Suez Canal agrees German investments worth $75 million
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Suez Canal Authority president Mohab Mamesh has said the institution has agreed with two German companies...
Valenciaport Foundation trains managers from Kuwait and Egypt
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 28, 2018 – The Valenciaport Foundation (Fundación de la Comunidad Valenciana) has organised a training course...
Damietta port may reduce fees
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 22, 2018 – The decision of Suez Canal Authority to reduce port fees at East Port Said has caused reactions by...
Egypt to cut container ship fees at East Port Said for one year
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – Egypt’s government plans to reduce the fees for container ships coming from foreign ports to East Port...
Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – September 2018 container terminal statistics
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has...
Koper port receives delegation from Alexandria port, Egypt
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Headed by Admiral Medhat Attia, a delegation from Alexandria port, Egypt, has visited Koper port in...
Egypt, Italy to study launch of Damietta-Genoa ro-ro line
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Damietta Port Authority has participated in the Egyptian-Italian Dialogue Forum on Maritime Economy, which...
Alexandria port to appoint consultant for passenger terminal marketing
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Alexandria Port Authority is considering the appointment of a global consultant to carry out marketing...
Suez Canal Authority and Bolloré discuss cooperation
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 –Â The Head of the Suez Canal Authority and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZ), Mohab Mamish, has met...
Port Said to receive two vessels produced by Germany’s Voith in 2019
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 28, 2018 – Port Said expects to receive in 2019 two vessels to facilitate the handling of ships, produced by German...
Egyptian company to receive 400,000 m² at SCZone
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – East Port Said Industrial Development Company expects to receive 400,000 m² of land from the Suez...
Suez Canal increases discounts for LNG carriers
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – The Suez Canal Authority has decided to increase the port fee discount for liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
Suez Canal to coordinate investment incentives amendment with Egyptian government
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Suez Canal Authority plans to coordinate with the government an amendment of the investment incentive...
Suez Canal Authority renews marine insurance contract
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – The Suez Canal Insurance Company (SCI) has renewed the insurance contracts with the Suez Canal Authority...
Alexandria port to launch multi-purpose terminal project
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Alexandria Port Authority is preparing to launch a project for a multi-purpose terminal on Platform 55...
Proton ships cars to Egypt after three-year gap
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Malaysian automotive company Proton Holdings Bhd has recommenced car exports to Egypt via...
Alexandria port’s shareholders approve dividend payout
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – Egypt’s Alexandria port shareholder meeting gave the green light to a dividend payout of EGP 1.42...
Suez Canal Authority cancels investment project of Italy’s Danieli
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 – The Suez Canal Authority has canceled its project for the construction of an iron and steel plant in Ain...