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.
COSCO Shipping Ports Limited reports container throughput for March 2018
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported container throughput statistics for March 2018. Total...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
New Ocean Network Express links Koper, Damietta, Piraeus ports
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – ONE (Ocean Network Express) has started a new service connecting the ports of Koper, Piraeus (Greece)...
Nibulon management delegation visits Damietta port
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) april 5, 2018 – The Ukrainian grain trader Nibulon is considering an investment in grain storage and transport projects...
COSCO Ports Shipping Limited – 2017 throughput of European container terminals
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – As part of its 2017 financial results, COSCO Ports Shipping Limited has reported 2017 container...
Damietta Port Authority seeks EBRD loan for new terminal
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) is in talks with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development...
Koper port promotes traffic with events in Cairo and Alexandria
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – The Port of Koper has organised the traditional Luka Koper Day events in Cairo and Alexandria event to...
Consortium to construct $450-$500m multi-purpose terminal in Alexandria port
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 24, 2018 – A consortium of Maritime and Land Transport, Suez Canal Authority, and Alexandria Port Authority will...
Damietta port sees increased cargo traffic in 2017
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The Damietta Port Authority has reported total tonnage handled in 2017 was 37.74 million tons, compared...
Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – February 2018 container terminal statistics
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported February...
Seago Line to launch direct service linking Genoa to Alexandria
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – Seago Line, a shipping company belonging to the Maersk Group and specialised in marine feeder services and...
Saudi Company Nesma visits Alexandria port
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – A delegation from Saudi Arabia’s Nesma company has visited Alexandria port to...
Damietta port looking to finance second container terminal
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 26, 2018 – Damietta Port Authority is in discussions with local and international lenders for a loan of $305...
Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – January 2018 container terminal statistics
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...
Damietta Port Authority re-issues tender for cargo terminal
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – The Damietta Port Authority is to re-issued its tender for a 140,000 m2 cargo terminal for container...
EU delegation visits Damietta port
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – EU Ambassador to Egypt Ivan Surkoš and the EU’s First Secretary of the Trade and Enterprise...
EBRD and International Maritime Organization to jointly promote green shipping industry
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Maritime...
Damietta Port sees increased traffic in December 2017
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – A report issued by the Damietta Port Authority (DPA) showed an increase of 23.4% in the number of ships...
ICC orders Damietta Ports to pay Doosan $74 million
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – Damietta International Ports Company SAE and Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport (KGL) have been ordered by...
Damietta port to reduce some fees
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 16, 2018 – Container ships with the capacity of 100 units or less passing through the Damietta Port will be exempt...