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.
Proton ships cars to Egypt after three-year gap
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Malaysian automotive company Proton Holdings Bhd has recommenced car exports to Egypt via...
Alexandria port’s shareholders approve dividend payout
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – Egypt’s Alexandria port shareholder meeting gave the green light to a dividend payout of EGP 1.42...
Venice port to cooperate with Egypt’s Alexandria customs
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 19, 2018 – Venice is working on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Alexandria customs office...
Egypt sets up company for operation of multipurpose terminal at Alexandria port
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Egypt’s transport ministry has announced the incorporation of a joint-stock company for the...
Egypt reviews port development plan until 2030
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – Egypt’s Ministry of Transport and the Arab Academy for Technology and Maritime Transport held a meeting...
Egypt to list Alexandria Containers Handling Company on stock exchange
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) July 9, 2018 – Egyptian Maritime Transport company aims to put an additional equity share in Alexandria Containers Handling...
Egyptian government considers Red Sea and Mediterranean railway connection
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – The Ministry of Transportation is studying the construction of a railway connecting the Red Sea and...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
Consortium to construct $450-$500m multi-purpose terminal in Alexandria port
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 24, 2018 – A consortium of Maritime and Land Transport, Suez Canal Authority, and Alexandria Port Authority will...
Seago Line to launch direct service linking Genoa to Alexandria
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – Seago Line, a shipping company belonging to the Maersk Group and specialised in marine feeder services and...
Saudi Company Nesma visits Alexandria port
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – A delegation from Saudi Arabia’s Nesma company has visited Alexandria port to...
Alexandria port sees increased trade in October 2017
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 13, 2018 – Maritime traffic to/from Alexandria Port Authority reached 341 ships in October 2017, compared to 327...
Cosco Shipping launches regular container service from the port of Casablanca
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – On December 7, 2017, the shipping group Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd launched a regular service from...
Alexandria port wins best Egyptian port award for achieving highest rates
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 29, 2017 – Alexandria Port received the award of best trading port in Egypt after achieving highest growth...
EIB presents two development loans for Alexandria port
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 26, 2017 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has offered $1bn for to finance two projects located within the...
Copelouzos group interested in Alexandroupolis port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2017 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF/TAIPED) has been attending the Thessaloniki...
Marseille Fos port signs agreement with Alexandria port, Egypt
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Following the first meetings of the MedPorts Forum, the port of Marseille Fos has signed a Memorandum...