Damietta
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.
Orient Asia Lines sends delegation to Damietta port
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) August 6, 2019 – Orient Asia Lines (OAL) has sent a delegation to Damietta port, on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, with...
OFID to fund Port Said grain storage facilities
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) July 30, 2019 – The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has signed a $14 million loan with Egypt’s Ministry...
ExxonMobil looks at Damietta port for logistics centre
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – ExxonMobil, the U.S. multinational oil and gas corporation, is considering Damietta port as a location for...
Egypt government calls for port development
Cairo, Rgypt (PortSEurope) July 8, 2019 – President Abdel-Fattath El-Sisi of Egypt has issued directives for ministers on to proceed with projects to...
Damietta port attends East Mediterranean Maritime Conference (EMMC 2019)
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – Tarik Shahin, Chairman of Damietta Port Authority joined the East Mediterranean Maritime Conference (EMMC...
CVS Ferrari reports orders this year from Egyptian ports
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – CVS Ferrari has announced two contracts won this year to supply lifting equipment to ports in Egypt. Port...
Marine Industries and Services Organization to supply four tugboats to Damietta port
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – As part of the government’s plans to develop ports in Egypt, Damietta Port Authority (DPA) Chairman...
Damietta Port is ready to accommodate larger vessels
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) May 21, 2019 – The Damietta Port authority (DPA) has completed dredging works to deepen the navigational channel and is now...
Van Oord plans to join Damietta port dredging project
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 25, 2019 – Dutch maritime contracting company Van Oord is planning to participate in work to deepen Damietta...
PSA International visits Damietta port to discuss cooperation
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has reported talks with Singapore-based PSA International about cooperation...
Damietta Port Authority to host MEDPorts Association meeting
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) will host the next meeting of MED Ports Association’s Committee of...
Cyprus-based EDT to invest in Damietta Port in oil and gas logistics
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Cyprus-based EDT Offshore is mulling investing in Damietta Port to support oil and gas companies in...
Hapag-Lloyd eyes investments in Egypt’s port sector
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Egypt’s transport minister Hisham Arafat has met representatives of German company Hapag-Lloyd AG,...
CMA CGM announces feeder service for Egyptian ports
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 26, 2018 – The French shipping company CMA CGM has announced that it will deploy its own feeder vessel to link...
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...
USPA signs agreements with two leading ports of Egypt
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 4, 2018 – On Friday, November 2, a memorandum on cooperation between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA)...
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...