During the 1990s, Egypt’s ports were operating at almost maximum capacity and the government faced a stark choice: build new ones or rapidly increase capacity at existing facilities at Alexandria/ El Dikheila, Damietta, Port Said, Safaga and Suez.
As part of its ambitious plans to open up new areas of the country for industrial and residential development, the government largely opted for the former path and the new ports of Sokhna and Port Said East have become the centrepiece of its policy....
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