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.
Egypt’s government dismisses rumours about partial privatisation of Suez Canal
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 7, 2019 – Egypt’s government has dismissed rumours about the potential privatisation of parts of the Suez Canal...
Suez Canal Authority, China’s Tianjin to develop 2nd phase of TEDA Industrial Zone
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) April 25, 2019 – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s...
SCA to increase Suez Canal annual revenues by $1 billion
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 – Suez Canal Authority (SCA) aims to increase the annual revenues of the Suez Canal by $1 billion (€888 million),...
COSCO’s European container terminals see improved performance in Q1 2019
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 17, 2019 – In the first three months of 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw...
Svitzer to deliver two tugboats to Suez Canal Authority
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – Leading global towage operator Svitzer has signed a 10-year agreement with Port Suez in Egypt to deliver two...
COSCO Shipping Ports announces FY2018 financial results
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, a leading global leading ports operator, has announced full year results...
Van Oord plans to join Damietta port dredging project
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 25, 2019 – Dutch maritime contracting company Van Oord is planning to participate in work to deepen Damietta...
PSA International visits Damietta port to discuss cooperation
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has reported talks with Singapore-based PSA International about cooperation...
Damietta Port Authority to host MEDPorts Association meeting
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) will host the next meeting of MED Ports Association’s Committee of...
COSCO’s European container terminals see higher throughput in February 2019
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported that in February 2019 output at its overseas...
Russia to sign agreement for industrial zone near Port Said in April
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 13, 2019 – Egypt’s government expects to sign an agreement with the Russian Export Centre (REC) to start the...
SCZone to present investment opportunities to Indian companies
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) managers plan to visit India to meet representatives of local companies...
South Korea eyes investments in Suez Canal Exclusive Economic Zone
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 27, 2019 – South Korea’s government is interested in establishing a partnership with Egypt for the development...
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...
Suez Canal to double annual revenue by 2023
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 15, 2019 – The new channel of the Suez Canal, opened in August 2015, has paid off in the shortest possible time, the...
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...
Egypt’s Alexandria port sees cargo traffic rise in 2018
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – Alexandria port handled 62 million tonnes of cargo in 2018, up from 54 million tonnes in the...