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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.

SCZone with investments of $1.85 billion in last six months

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 30, 2023 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) received $1.85 billion worth of investments between July 1 and December...

AD Ports to develop Egypt’s Red Sea port of Safaga

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 29, 2023 – Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports has a signed a 30-year concession with the Red Sea Ports Authority (RSPA) to...

FESCO launched its line El Dekheila-Novorossiysk

Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 27, 2023 – Deprived of opportunities to operate in Europe due to Western sanctions, FESCO, one of the largest...

AIIB loans $100 million to Damietta Alliance Container Terminal

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $100 million loan to Damietta...

SCZONE, Scatec ASA sign bunkering agreement

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) and Scatec ASA have signed an MoU aimed at issuing a license to...

South Korean STX with a port and industrial zone project in Egypt’s Gargoub

Mersa Matrouh, Egypt (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – South Korean trading company STX Corporation signed a strategic partnership agreement with the...

DP World with a new logistic park near Suez Canal

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – DP World, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based global supply chain solutions company, has broken ground at...

Volkswagen signs to carry out automotive zone study in Egypt

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Volkswagen AG has signed an agreement to carry out a feasibility study for the East Port Said...

Siemens Energy, DAI to develop green ammonia, East Port Said

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Following last year’s memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE),...

Thessaloniki as a gateway to Southeast Europe for East Port Said, Egypt

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – East Port Said, at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal, sees the Greek Aegean port of...

Port of Livorno hosts delegation from Egypt

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2023 – The Port of Livorno has hosted a delegation by President Reda Ismail of the Egyptian Ministry of...

Egypt seeks role as trade hub in the new Silk Road

Beijing, China (PortSEurope) October 19, 2023 – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly of Egypt has attended the Belt and Road Forum for International...

Suez Canal Economic Zone signs green fuel deal with Maersk’s C2X

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 4, 2023 – A framework agreement has been signed between C2X, part of Maersk, and a number of Egyptian...

New ferry between Volos and Alexandria promoted

Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – The Managing Director of the Port of Volos Organization, Sokratis Anagnostou, was in Egypt last week...

Green hydrogen in the Suez Canal Economic Zone

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – Green hydrogen production plants and facilities will be built in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE)...

India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor  continues to attract comment

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – On the sidelines of the recent G20 summit in New Delhi, a multinational railway and sea ports...

SCZONE announces 1st green bunkering operation in East Port Said

East Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 8, 2023 – Last month, the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) announced the first...

Suez Canal Economic Zone celebrates concession for Container Terminal 2 in East Port Said

The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) celebrated the announcement of the concession contract for Container Terminal No. 2 in East...

MSC’s Medlog to build dry port centre in Egypt

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – Medlog, part of MSC, has signed a contract to finance, design, build, exploit and operate a dry port and...

Russia’s Tatarstan sends economic delegation to Egypt

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The Russian region of Tartarstan has sent an economic delegation to Egypt to investigate investment...

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