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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.

EU delegation visits Suez Canal Economic Zone

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – A European Commission delegation headed by the Director General for the Taxation and Customs Union DG...

Possible new Ro-Ro line Burgas to Alexandria or Damietta

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 11, 2024 – There is a possibility for the opening of a Ro-Ro (roll-on/roll-off) line between Bulgaria’s Black Sea...

Albania and Egypt plan joint subsea cable

Budapest, Hungary (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – Hungary’s 4iG Plc and Telecom Egypt have reached an agreement on the terms of cooperation...

Damietta Container & Cargo Handling joins the Portchain Connect Network

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Damietta Container & Cargo Handling Co (DCHC) has joined the Portchain Connect network. DCHC were...

Boluda Towage starts operations in Port of Abu Qir, Egypt

Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – This month, Boluda Towage has started towage operations in the Egyptian Abu Qir’s container...

Egypt cancels listing of port companies

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – The Egyptian government will abandon the temporary listing of the Port Said Container and Cargo...

New Ro-Ro line between Trieste and Damietta

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – An agreement to launch a roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) sea freight line with a capacity of 420 trucks every...

AD Ports signs agreement with the Red Sea Port Authority

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – AD Ports Group has signed a 15-year concession agreement with the Red Sea Port Authority (RSPA) to operate...

Arab Bridge Maritime multimodal land-sea route bypasses Red Sea

Aqaba, Jordan (Ports Europe) December 31, 2023 – A multimodal transport route will connect the Gulf states through Egypt’s Mediterranean ports with...

SCZone with investments of $1.85 billion in last six months

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 30, 2023 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) received $1.85 billion worth of investments between July 1 and December...

AD Ports to develop Egypt’s Red Sea port of Safaga

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 29, 2023 – Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports has a signed a 30-year concession with the Red Sea Ports Authority (RSPA) to...

FESCO launched its line El Dekheila-Novorossiysk

Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 27, 2023 – Deprived of opportunities to operate in Europe due to Western sanctions, FESCO, one of the largest...

AIIB loans $100 million to Damietta Alliance Container Terminal

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $100 million loan to Damietta...

SCZONE, Scatec ASA sign bunkering agreement

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) and Scatec ASA have signed an MoU aimed at issuing a license to...

South Korean STX with a port and industrial zone project in Egypt’s Gargoub

Mersa Matrouh, Egypt (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – South Korean trading company STX Corporation signed a strategic partnership agreement with the...

DP World with a new logistic park near Suez Canal

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – DP World, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based global supply chain solutions company, has broken ground at...

Siemens Energy, DAI to develop green ammonia, East Port Said

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Following last year’s memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE),...

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