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Egypt’s Damietta Port is located 10 km west of the Nile river of Damietta branch westward Ras El-Bar, 70 km to the west of Port Said and 200 km from Alexandria Port. It is operated by state-owned Damietta Port Authority.

EBRD to approve $125 mln loan to Damietta Port’s 2nd terminal project

Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) August 22, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is set to approve a $125 million loan to...

Damietta port receives EBRD delegation

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 28, 2023 – In the first week of this month, the Port Authority of Damietta (DPA) received a delegation from the...

Russia’s FESCO plans more engagement with Africa

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 15, 2023 – Russia’s transport group FESCO plans more engagement with Africa with new services planned....

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 –...

Hapag-Lloyd promotes new Damietta port terminal

Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 11, 2023 – Last May, the joint venture Damietta Alliance Container Terminal S.A.E. was established to develop and...

Damietta Port Authority signs a cooperation agreement with Methanex Egypt

Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has signed a cooperation agreement with Methanex Egypt for methanol...

Egyptian port companies plan local listing next year

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Damietta Container & Cargo Handling Company and Port Said Container & Cargo Handling Company...

Damietta Port Authority signs agreement to promote sustainable technology

Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 22, 2022 – Damietta Port Authority has signed an agreement to promote sustainable technology at the port. A...

Qatar Investment Authority visits Damietta Port

Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 24, 2022 – Qatar Investment Authority has sent a delegation to visit Damietta Port in Egypt. A delegation from Maha...

Hapag-Lloyd reports strong first quarter

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) May 12, 2022 – Hapag-Lloyd AG has reported a strong performance in the first quarter of 2022. In a strong set of results,...

A new container terminal in Damietta, Egypt

“Damietta Alliance“ developing and operating a new container terminal in Damietta, Egypt – Contship, May 10, 2022 A new terminal will be built in...

Damietta Port Authority signs agreement to build and develop the second container terminal Tahya Misr 1

Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) May 11, 2022 – The Damietta Port Authority (DPA) and Damietta Alliance Container Terminal have signed an agreement to build...

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...

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...

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...

Philippines ambassador visits Port of Damietta

Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) March 14, 2021 – Philippines’ Ambassador to Egypt, Sulpicio M. Confiado, has visited the Port of Damietta to discuss...

Damietta restarts LNG production

Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) February 24, 2021 – The Damietta liquefaction plant, which has a capacity of 7.56 Bcm per year, ceased activity due to a...

Egypt ranks ports by exports

Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 5, 2020 – The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has issued a report on Egypt’s...

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