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Alexandria

The Port of Alexandria is on the West Verge of the Nile Delta between the Mediterranean Sea and Mariut Lake in Alexandria, Egypt. It is considered the main port in Egypt. It consists of two harbours (East and West) separated by a T-shaped peninsula. The East harbour is shallow and is not navigable by large vessels. The West harbour is used for commercial shipping. It is managed by state-owned Alexandria Port Authority.

Hutchison Ports invests in Sokhna and Alexandria terminals, Egypt

Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – Hong Kong-based Hutchison Ports will invest $700m in Ain Sokhna Port, and a new container terminal...

Voith Schneider to deliver propellers for tugs in Egypt

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – Voith Schneider will deliver a total 22 Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP) to the Egyptian Ship Repairs...

CMA CGM launches EMED 1 service linking Turkey, Egypt & Lebanon

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – The French shipper and logistics group CMA CGM will launch the new EMED1 service on July 8, 2024. The...

Tahya Misr terminal in Alexandria with 410,000 TEUs in first year

Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 19, 2024 – The new multi-purpose Tahya Misr terminal in Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Alexandria, put into operation...

Tarros launches new service connecting Egypt, Greece and Algeria

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2024 – The Tarros Group has announced the launch of the PAE shipping line service. It is a joint service between...

Tarros, Messina in new connections with Italy, Libya and Egypt

Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – Tarros group launches the new LEX service, connecting the ports of Salerno, Genoa, La Spezia, Tripoli,...

Dogus signs MoU with Egyptian transport ministry company

Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – The Egyptian Group for Multi-Purpose Terminals Company (EGMPT) has signed a memorandum of understanding...

Fincantieri signs MoU with Alexandria Shipyard, Egypt

Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 7, 2024 – The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alexandria...

Alicante Port starts new maritime Ro-Ro service Alexandria, Egypt

Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The Port Authority of Alicante Port has announced a new maritime Ro-Ro service with the port of...

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...

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...

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...

New ferry between Volos and Alexandria promoted

Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – The Managing Director of the Port of Volos Organization, Sokratis Anagnostou, was in Egypt last week...

Port of Alexandria issues tender for commercial centre of a passenger terminal

Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – The Alexandria Port Authority has launched a sealed envelope bid for the technical and financial...

Egypt inaugurates Tahya Misr terminal in Alexandria

Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – The Tahya Misr multipurpose maritime terminal in Alexandria has been inaugurated. It is operated by...

Egyptian ambassador meets Port of Volos management

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – A meeting between the Egyptian ambassador to Greece, Omar Amer Youssef, and the CEO of Volos Port Authority...

Fedespedi report looks at port performance in 2022

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – Industry federation Fedespedi has published a report on foreign trade on 2022 with details about ports...

New MSC connection serving Egypt via TMT

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Starting last month, Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT) started a new connection operated by MSC –...

New line to deliver Egypt’s food and agricultural products to Russia via Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – DalRefTrans company, part of the giant Russian FESCO Transport Group, is planning to launch a new...

Russia’s RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 22, 2022 – Russia’s transport company RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa with a multimodal...

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