CMA CGM adds a new terminal
NewsFrench carrier has reached an agreement to operate a terminal in Alexandria....
Abu Qir for Hutchison
NewsHutchison Ports has provided more details about its planned new container port at Abu Qir, 20 km outside Alexandria, on Egypt’s Mediterran...
Egypt for CMA CGM
NewsHutchison Ports provided more details of its terminal at the same time CMA CGM announced it will develop a ‘multipurpose’ terminal in Al...
Hutchison Ports to build new terminal in Egypt
NewsHutchison is partnering with the Egyptian Navy to develop a new facility with an annual capacity of 2M TEU at full build out....
Transmar joins INTTRA
NewsEgypt-based carrier Transmar Corporation is shifting to digital transactions by joining the INTTRA network....
Damietta posts strong growth
NewsThe port of Damietta, Egypt, saw cargo traffic rise strongly in 2016 with the 32M tonnes of cargo handled being up more than 14% on 2015’s...
Suez transit with Wilhelmsen Ships Service
NewsWilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has established a dedicated local transit team to help its customers negotiate the Suez Canal and the rebate ...
Major incident at SCCT
NewsAfter being struck by a vessel, a crane has collapsed and started a fire at the Suez Canal Container Terminal in East Port Said, Egypt....
HPH raises its stake in Alexandria complex
NewsHong Kong-headquartered Hutchison Port Holdings has increased its shareholding in the container-handling facilities in Egypt’s Alexandria/...
Kalmar hybrid shuttle fuel savings "up to 40%"
NewsKalmar and The Port of Virginia have released actual fuel efficiency information on the Kalmar hybrid shuttle carriers in operation at Virgi...
East Port Said access agreement
NewsThe Suez Canal Authority has agreed to build a side channel to allow vessels to access East Port Said port independently of Suez Canal convo...
SCCT “side-channel” dredge starts
NewsHot on the heels of the opening of the new Suez Canal last week comes the announcement from the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) that work on a ne...
SCCT to buy more cranes
NewsEgypt’s Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), located in East Port Said, is to take delivery of four more super post-Panamax STS cranes as...
New Suez Canal opened
NewsYesterday saw Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi formally open the new 72 km Suez Canal channel....