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Port Said is an Egyptian city at the northern end of the Suez Canal, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is managed by the Port Said Port Authority (PSPA), a government agency of Egypt, charged with the responsibility to govern, regulate and develop the port facilities. It is the home of the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) which is operated by APM Terminals.

Who will be the new CEO of Suez Canal Container Terminal?

The Hague, Netherlands (PortSEurope) February 14, 2020 – Lars Vang Christensen was appointed as the new managing director of APM Terminals facility in...

Suez Canal Container Handling Company seeks growth rates of 5-7% in 2021

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) February 12, 2021 – The Suez Canal Container Handling Company (SCCT) is targeting growth rates of between 5-7% of the...

Canal Shipping Agencies reports reduced profitss

Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) February 3, 2021 – In a stock exchange filing, Canal Shipping Agencies has announced first half profits of EGP 97.08 million...

Cairo seeks to develop Libya railway connection

Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 28, 2021 – The Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir has said that the government is planning to extend its...

COSCO Shipping Ports Limited – Overseas terminals see quarterly increase in 2020

Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) January 19, 2021 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited’ overseas terminals reported a Q4 2020 increase in container...

COSCO Shipping Ports – overseas terminals – Jan-Oct 2020 TEU throughput

Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) December 9, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has published TEU container throughput for October 2020. Below are the...

COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas terminals – Q1,Q2,Q3 2020 TEU throughput

Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – Below is the container (TEU) throughput of COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals for the first...

ZIM Introduces the New Levant – Black Sea Express (LBX) Service

A Significant Upgrade of its East Med & Black Sea Network – October 1, 2020 ZIM is very pleased to announce a significant upgrade of its  East...

COSCO Shipping Ports – August 2020 container throughout

Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) September 17, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported August 2020 container throughout for its terminals together...

Suez Canal increase ship transit in first half 2020

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) July 6, 2020 – Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), has announced that navigation statistics for the...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports reports container throughput down 3.7% in May

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) June 16, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container (TEU) throughput for May 2020, which records total...

COSCO’s European container terminals see fall in April traffic

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) May 17, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published container throughput for April 2020 showing a global 5.3% fall...

More delays for the Russian Industrial Zone near Egypt’s Port Said

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – Moscow is expecting to sign the developer contract for the Russian Industrial Zone (RIZ) near Egypt’s Port...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd records near 5% fall in container traffic in March

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 17, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container (TEU) throughput for March 2020, which records total...

Suez Canal maintains throughput in Q1 2020

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) April 3, 2020 – Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), has reported that traffic through the Suez Canal...

Suez Canal traffic increases over 12% in February 2019

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 2, 2020 – Osama Rabie, the head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), has announced that in the month of February...

Suez Canal sees increased tonnage and revenue in 2019

Port Said (Ports Europe) January 21, 2020 – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has reported that last year the Canal accommodated 18,880 vessels, compared to...

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