Alexandria
The Port of Alexandria is on the West Verge of the Nile Delta between the Mediterranean Sea and Mariut Lake in Alexandria, Egypt. It is considered the main port in Egypt. It consists of two harbours (East and West) separated by a T-shaped peninsula. The East harbour is shallow and is not navigable by large vessels. The West harbour is used for commercial shipping. It is managed by state-owned Alexandria Port Authority.
CMA CGM announces feeder service for Egyptian ports
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 26, 2018 – The French shipping company CMA CGM has announced that it will deploy its own feeder vessel to link...
Dutch CDR company signs agreement to assist Alexandria port
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – The Egyptian Ministry of Transport has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with...
USPA signs agreements with two leading ports of Egypt
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 4, 2018 – On Friday, November 2, a memorandum on cooperation between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA)...
Valenciaport Foundation trains managers from Kuwait and Egypt
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 28, 2018 – The Valenciaport Foundation (Fundación de la Comunidad Valenciana) has organised a training course...
Alexandria port to appoint consultant for passenger terminal marketing
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Alexandria Port Authority is considering the appointment of a global consultant to carry out marketing...
Port Said to receive two vessels produced by Germany’s Voith in 2019
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 28, 2018 – Port Said expects to receive in 2019 two vessels to facilitate the handling of ships, produced by German...
Alexandria port to launch multi-purpose terminal project
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Alexandria Port Authority is preparing to launch a project for a multi-purpose terminal on Platform 55...
Proton ships cars to Egypt after three-year gap
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Malaysian automotive company Proton Holdings Bhd has recommenced car exports to Egypt via...
Alexandria port’s shareholders approve dividend payout
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – Egypt’s Alexandria port shareholder meeting gave the green light to a dividend payout of EGP 1.42...
Venice port to cooperate with Egypt’s Alexandria customs
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 19, 2018 – Venice is working on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Alexandria customs office...
Egypt sets up company for operation of multipurpose terminal at Alexandria port
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Egypt’s transport ministry has announced the incorporation of a joint-stock company for the...
Egypt reviews port development plan until 2030
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – Egypt’s Ministry of Transport and the Arab Academy for Technology and Maritime Transport held a meeting...
Egypt to list Alexandria Containers Handling Company on stock exchange
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Egyptian Maritime Transport company aims to put an additional equity share in Alexandria Containers Handling...
Egyptian government considers Red Sea and Mediterranean railway connection
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 –Â The Ministry of Transportation is studying the construction of a railway connecting the Red Sea and...
CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service linking Mediterranean ports
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service, which will connect Koper, Piraeus, Limassol, Alexandria, Beirut...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
Consortium to construct $450-$500m multi-purpose terminal in Alexandria port
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 24, 2018 –Â A consortium of Maritime and Land Transport, Suez Canal Authority, and Alexandria Port Authority will...
Seago Line to launch direct service linking Genoa to Alexandria
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – Seago Line, a shipping company belonging to the Maersk Group and specialised in marine feeder services and...
Saudi Company Nesma visits Alexandria port
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – A delegation from Saudi Arabia’s Nesma company has visited Alexandria port to...
Alexandria port sees increased trade in October 2017
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 13, 2018 – Maritime traffic to/from Alexandria Port Authority reached 341 ships in October 2017, compared to 327...