Alexandria Governorate is preparing to open the Tahya Misr station, which operates with the latest means of shipping and handling goods.
Press reports revealed that there are many major projects that Alexandria Port is working on and the Ministry of Transport is interested in them, given that Alexandria Port is one of the most important Egyptian ports. Whether it is general cargo containers, it is managed by a global company specialized in the field of management and operation, the French CMA, which owns shipping lines, which is the second in the world.
After entering the Tahya Misr station within the framework of operation, it contributes to entering the port of Alexandria as one of the transit stations in the future to achieve the purpose of the Ministry of Transport to make Egypt a center for trade and logistics – attracting new services to Egyptian ports due to the availability of the appropriate climate and suitable depths that were not available before – for the first time a ship enters of this size to the port of Alexandria.)
The station is considered one of the most important projects implemented by the Ministry in the field of maritime transport, as the station contains trading yards of half a million square meters, and is divided into 3 trading stations (containers – general goods – cars), and is capable of handling from 12 to 15 million tons of goods annually. And receiving from 6 to 7 ships with large loads at the same time, and the length of the station berths is estimated at about 2450 linear meters, which qualifies the station to receive ships with large loads, as the maximum depth reaches 17.50 meters.
Egypt also intends to develop the port of Al-Arish, the port of Al-Tur and the East Port Said region to attract investments and provide job opportunities for Sinai youth.
A government statement confirmed today, Monday, that the Egyptian government intends to develop the port of Al-Arish, the port of Al-Tur, and the eastern Port Said region, with the aim of attracting investments and providing job opportunities for the youth of the remote Sinai Peninsula, which is known as the land of turquoise.
According to a statement that came “coinciding with the liberation holidays of Sinai” issued by the General Authority for the Development of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, Walid Gamal El-Din, head of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, said that since the establishment of the economic zone, Sinai has been one of the most important sites that the region is developing and developing within the Egyptian state’s strategy in Achieving the desired development within the Sinai Peninsula and providing job opportunities for Sinai youth, as well as implementing national projects that would achieve this development, through the development of affiliated seaports and industrial zones, and attracting new investments to areas within the scope of the North and South Sinai governorates.
In the same context, the Economic Authority is working to develop the port of Al-Tur affiliated to the authority in South Sinai Governorate, as it exploited it to receive oil rigs operating in the fields of the Gulf of Suez, for periodic maintenance work in the port and to operate the port and benefit from its geographical location, in addition to receiving live livestock ships, where the authority placed A special vision to restart the Al-Tor port and take advantage of its location through an agreement with a company working in the field of petroleum exploration in the Gulf of Suez, to attract used rigs and perform periodic maintenance for them through their presence in the Al-Tor port instead of carrying out maintenance work outside Egypt, which saves time and distance for companies worker.
The port of Al-Arish is one of the most important ports that are ready to play a vital role in the transport movement due to its strategic location on the Mediterranean Sea, in addition to being part of the ports of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, which are integrated with the industrial zones, which facilitates the movement of import and export of goods for investors.
The Hebrew media said about the port after its development, “It will have great advantages that it provides to customers, especially since it is a strategic location, noting that the Egyptian port, after its development, will be a strong competitor to Israeli ports overlooking the Mediterranean.”
And the Israeli news website Port to Port, which specializes in transportation and communications, quoted Walid Gamal El-Din, head of the General Authority for the Economic Zone of the Suez Canal, as saying in statements to the Egyptian local press: “The work in the first phase of developing the port of Arish will end at the end of this year, and there is cooperation.” With several parties showing interest in the project thanks to the advantages offered by the seaport and its location.
This article was originally published by RT.
