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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.

Egypt cancels listing of port companies

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – The Egyptian government will abandon the temporary listing of the Port Said Container and Cargo...

New Ro-Ro line between Trieste and Damietta

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – An agreement to launch a roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) sea freight line with a capacity of 420 trucks every...

Algeria bans cargo transshipped via ports in Morocco

Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The Algerian government has announced it has banned goods entering the country which have transshipped...

AD Ports signs agreement with the Red Sea Port Authority

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – AD Ports Group has signed a 15-year concession agreement with the Red Sea Port Authority (RSPA) to operate...

Arab Bridge Maritime multimodal land-sea route bypasses Red Sea

Aqaba, Jordan (Ports Europe) December 31, 2023 – A multimodal transport route will connect the Gulf states through Egypt’s Mediterranean ports with...

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)...

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