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.
Damietta port to have new dry port facilities
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – The holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport (HCMLT), part of the Ministry of Public Enterprise,...
Egypt, France discuss boosting transport cooperation
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 15, 2020 – In Cairo, Transport Minister Kamel Al Wazir welcomed the French Ambassador, Stephane Romatet, the...
Local companies compete for Damietta port solar energy contract
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – The local Daily News Egypt has reported that 20 local companies are bidding for a tender to construct...
Financing approved for new Damietta port infrastructure
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – A contract was signed last Thursday for the financing of the construction of a new multipurpose...
COSCO Shipping Ports – August 2020 container throughout
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) September 17, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported August 2020 container throughout for its terminals together...
Hutchison Ports to work on new container terminal in Egypt
Hong Kong-based port operator Hutchison Ports has entered into an agreement with the Egyptian Navy to develop and operate a new container terminal in Egypt...
COSCO Shipping Ports – July 2020 container throughout
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) August 18, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported July 2020 container throughout for its terminals together with...
Statement by Greek Prime Minister on signing of Maritime Zone Demarcation Agreement between Greece and Egypt
“My visit to the remote Halki, in the Dodecanese, takes place on a very important day for our country, international legitimacy and stability in the...
Statement by Greek Minister after signing of agreement on delimitation of AOZ between Greece and Egypt
Statement by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolaos Dendias, after the signing of an agreement on the delimitation of the AOZ between Greece and Egypt...
Greece – Egypt: Prospects for Cooperation in Maritime, Port Industry and Shipyards
News Release – Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce & Development – July 22, 2020 On July 21, 2020, the Arab–Hellenic Chamber concluded its...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited – Container throughput Q2 2020
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 15, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported June 2020 container throughout for its terminals together with...
Construction of Damietta Port’s second container terminal continues
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) July 14, 2020 – State-owned Damietta Container & Cargo Handling Company (DCHC) has reported that it will finish the...
Suez Canal increase ship transit in first half 2020
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) July 6, 2020 – Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), has announced that navigation statistics for the...
EBRD to support Damietta port development
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) June 24, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), an international financial institution, is...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports reports container throughput down 3.7% in May
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) June 16, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container (TEU) throughput for May 2020, which records total...
Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company sees reduced
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 15, 2020 – Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company has reported a net profit reached EGP 1,040,202,432 in...
Egypt’s port of Alexandria expands to speed-up cargo processing
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 15, 2020 – Egypt’s largest port, Alexandria, is in the middle of an ambitious upgrade and expansion programme that...
First dry port in Egypt to receive financing from EBRD and AfDB
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 14, 2020 – The first stage of the first dry port in Egypt – Sixth of October (6th of October City), outside capital...
More delays for the Russian Industrial Zone near Egypt’s Port Said
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – Moscow is expecting to sign the developer contract for the Russian Industrial Zone (RIZ) near Egypt’s Port...
Damietta Port authority sees traffic down 4.6% in Q1 2020
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 11, 2020 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has reported total cargo handled in January-March 2020 of 9.44 million tons,...