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.
Suez Canal eyes cooperation with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone is looking forward to cooperating with the Asian Infrastructure...
Suez Canal to facilitate investments in Africa
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – Suez Canal Authority aims to focus its efforts into facilitating investments in Africa, the president...
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...
Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – October 2018 container terminal statistics
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has...
Suez Canal expects $6 billion revenue in 2018
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 – Suez Canal Authority expects its revenue to rise to $6 billion (€5.3 billion) this year from $5.5...
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...
Damietta Container and Cargo Handling Company undertakes dredging work
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Supported by the Damietta Port Authority (DPA), Damietta Container and Cargo Handling Company (DCHC) is...
Ukraine calls on Egypt to close ports for Crimea ships
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 2, 2018 – Ukraine has called on the Egyptian authorities to close their ports for cargo ships from Crimea, the Ukrainian...
South Korea’s KT to establish ICT infrastructure in Suez Canal
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – South Korean telecoms company KT Corporation (formerly Korea Telecom) plans to establish an information and...
Suez Canal agrees German investments worth $75 million
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Suez Canal Authority president Mohab Mamesh has said the institution has agreed with two German companies...
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...
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...
Koper port receives delegation from Alexandria port, Egypt
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Headed by Admiral Medhat Attia, a delegation from Alexandria port, Egypt, has visited Koper port in...
Egypt, Italy to study launch of Damietta-Genoa ro-ro line
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Damietta Port Authority has participated in the Egyptian-Italian Dialogue Forum on Maritime Economy, which...
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...