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.
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...
EBRD to approve $125 mln loan to Damietta Port’s 2nd terminal project
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is set to approve a $125 million loan to...
Carbox starts new company in Port of Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 9, 2023 – Carbox, part of the Tarros Group, has started a new company, Carbox Egypt, based in Alexandria. La...
Moscow keeps promising the development of industrial zones in Egypt
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – Infrastructure for the Russian Industrial Zone (RIZ) in Egypt will begin to be built by the end of 2023, Vasily...
Russia’s FESCO plans to develop Africa connections
St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – Executives from the Russian logistics company FESCO have been attending the Russia-Africa Summit and...
CMA CGM and Egypt to cooperate on port development
Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The French logistics company CMA CGM and the Egyptian Ministry of Transport have signed an agreement to...
Port of Alexandria issues tender for commercial centre of a passenger terminal
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – The Alexandria Port Authority has launched a sealed envelope bid for the technical and financial...
Egypt inaugurates Tahya Misr terminal in Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – The Tahya Misr multipurpose maritime terminal in Alexandria has been inaugurated. It is operated by...
Sanctions force FESCO to look to Egypt and North Africa
St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – Russian logistics giant FESCO transport group is considering a direct container ship service...
Egyptian ambassador meets Port of Volos management
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – A meeting between the Egyptian ambassador to Greece, Omar Amer Youssef, and the CEO of Volos Port Authority...
Russian industrial zone in Suez Canal lost its management company
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) June 4, 2023 – The Management Company of the Russian Industrial Zone in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) in Egypt is to be...
Suez Canal Economic Zone sign investment contracts with China
Port Said, (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a number of agreements and contracts for projects to be...
World Bank publishes “The Container Port Performance Index 2022
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 29, 2023 – The World Bank has published “The Container Port Performance Index 2022: A Comparable Assessment of...
Egyptian delegation visits Port of Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – An Egyptian delegation has visited the Port of Livorno as part of a twinning project –...
Minerva Bunkering receives license in Egypt
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 19, 2023 – Egypt has awarded the first licence to international companies for bunkering ships in the Egyptian ports...