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 sets traffic record in April
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) May 3, 2022 – In April 2022, the Suez Canal earned revenue of $629 million (+13.6%) and moved total net tonnages of 114.5...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports – Overseas terminals – Throughput – Q1 2022
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) May 2, 2022 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited (CSP), a leading global ports operator, has announced first quarter container...
Maersk and Egypt sign green fuel production agreement
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) March 29, 2022 – Danish shipping company Maersk and and the Egyptian authorities have signed a partnership agreement to...
Abu Dhabi Ports signs agreement to manage Egyptian sea and river ports
Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) March 22, 2022 – Abu Dhabi Ports Group has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Ministry of Transport to manage and operate...
Baku Port signs agreement with Egyptian Port of Alexandria
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 4, 2022 – Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and Director General of Baku International...
Suez Canal reports record traffic and increases transit fees
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) March 2, 2022 – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has reported that in the month of February 2022, 1,713 transited through...
Circle provides update on International Fast & Secure Trade Lane project between ports of Genoa and Alexandria
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 2, 2022 – Circle S.p.A. has provided an update on the pilot project to realize an International Fast & Secure...
Thessaloniki Port Authority and Suez Canal Economic Zone sign agreement
Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) have signed a cooperation agreement with the aim to develop international...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited – Overseas terminals container throughput 2021
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) January 21, 2022 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published TEU throughput for 2021, with its overseas terminals which...
Suez Canal Authority reports record revenues for 2021
Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 4, 2022 – The Suez Canal Authority has announced that the navigation statistics in the canal in 2021 set new records,...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd reports October 2021 container terminal throughput
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container throughput statistics for its terminals in October...
Statement by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the end of his meeting with the counterparts of Cyprus, Egypt and France
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the end of his meeting with the counterparts of Cyprus, Egypt and France – Athens,...
AD Ports to develop and operate multipurpose terminal in Egypt’s Safaga port
Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 10, 2021 – AD Ports Group has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Group for Multipurpose Terminals, part of the...
DP World partners with CDC Group to create Africa investment platform
DP World has announced the creation of an investment platform in partnership with the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor CDC Group...
CMA CGM signs contract to use Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Co. terminals in Damietta port
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) September 7, 2021 – The French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM has signed a two-year contract with Alexandria...
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – July 2021
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) August 27, 2021 – In July 2021, COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited registered global container throughput of 8.9 million TEU,...
National Marine Dredging Company wins Damietta port dredging contract
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) August 16, 2021 – The UAE’s National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has been awarded a contract to dredge the sea lane of...