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Port Said is an Egyptian city at the northern end of the Suez Canal, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is managed by the Port Said Port Authority (PSPA), a government agency of Egypt, charged with the responsibility to govern, regulate and develop the port facilities. It is the home of the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) which is operated by APM Terminals.

Russia’s REC to launch industrial complex near Egypt’s Port Said

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Russian Export Centre (REC) plans to complete the construction of the first phase of an industrial zone...

APM Terminals’ Suez Canal Container Terminal sees improvements

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – APM Terminals has reported that some modifications in the Navis N4 Expert Decking Module, the system...

Suez Canal Container Terminal sees 2018 container throughput rise 3.2%

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. (SCCT), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has...

Ecoslops and Suez Canal Economic Zone to set up unit for treatment unit of maritime oil waste in Port Said

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Ecoslops and Suez Canal Economic Zone have signed an agreement towards setting up a collection,...

Analysis – China on port shopping spree in Europe and globally

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Since the start of the 21st century, Chinese companies have acquired stakes in some 15 ports in Europe,...

Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – November 2018 container terminal statistics

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...

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...

New Horizon Tank Terminal to build liquid bulk terminal in West Port Said

Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 10, 2018 – The Suez Canal Authority has signed an agreement with New Horizon Tank Terminal for the construction of a...

Suez Canal not to lift transit fees in 2019

Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Suez Canal Authority has no intentions to increase the transit fees for 2019, in order to keep its...

Suez Canal to invest €9.8 million in West Port Said berths upgrade

Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone has allocated EGP 200 million ($11.2 million/€9.8...

Egypt’s Sesco Trans to build multiputpose terminal at East Port Said

Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – Egyptian company Sesco Trans plans to invest EGP 1.5 billion ($84 million/€74 million) in the construction of...

Damietta port may reduce fees

Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 22, 2018 – The decision of Suez Canal Authority to reduce port fees at East Port Said has caused reactions by...

Egypt to cut container ship fees at East Port Said for one year

Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – Egypt’s government plans to reduce the fees for container ships coming from foreign ports to East Port...

Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – September 2018 container terminal statistics

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 –  Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has...

Suez Canal Authority and Bolloré discuss cooperation

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – The Head of the Suez Canal Authority and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZ), Mohab Mamish, has met...

Egyptian company to receive 400,000 m² at SCZone

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – East Port Said Industrial Development Company expects to receive 400,000 m² of land from the Suez...

Suez Canal increases discounts for LNG carriers

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – The Suez Canal Authority has decided to increase the port fee discount for liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

Suez Canal to coordinate investment incentives amendment with Egyptian government

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Suez Canal Authority plans to coordinate with the government an amendment of the investment incentive...

Suez Canal Authority renews marine insurance contract

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – The Suez Canal Insurance Company (SCI) has renewed the insurance contracts with the Suez Canal Authority...

Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – August 2018 container terminal statistics

Port Said, (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported August...

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