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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.

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...

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...

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