Major carriers gradually resume Suez Canal transits
Major shipping lines are gradually restoring services through Egypt’s Suez Canal, with several carriers increasing,…
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COSCO container ship makes first Suez Canal transit since Red Sea tensions
Egypt’s Suez Canal witnessed the first transit of the giant container ship OOCL PORTUGAL on Wednesday. The vessel,…
Egypt launches Sokhna cargo terminal trial
Egypt started trial operations on Tuesday at the first phase of the general cargo and bulk terminal at Sokhna Port,…
Suez Canal chief meets new Panama envoy as Egypt seeks closer ties
Egypt is seeking to strengthen cooperation between Suez and Panama canals as container-ship traffic through the…
Egypt’s Suez Canal sees first transit of BANGKOK MAERSK
Egypt's Suez Canal witnessed on Saturday the first transit of the BANGKOK MAERSK container ship on Saturday as part…
Egypt’s Damietta Port handles 18 vessels in daily operations
Egypt's Damietta Port received 10 vessels over the past 24 hours, while eight vessels departed, bringing the total…
Egypt’s Alexandria Port signs MoU with Montenegro Ports
Egypt's Alexandria Port Authority and the Montenegro Ports Authority signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding…
Alexandria Port handles record 82 million tons of cargo in FY 2025/2026
Alexandria Port Authority achieved its highest-ever cargo handling volume during the 2025/2026 fiscal year, with…
Egypt’s East Port Said Port receives 173,000-ton iron ore vessel
Egypt's East Port Said Port has received on Sunday the GENCO LION, one of the world's largest Capesize dry bulk…
Egypt discusses boosting maritime cooperation with Maersk
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly discussed strengthening maritime transport and logistics cooperation with…
Egypt’s Suez Canal activity grows 23.6% in Q3 2025/26
Egypt’s Suez Canal activity grew 23.6 per cent in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025/26, making it the…
LNG-powered CMA CGM container ship transits Suez Canal on maiden voyage
The CMA CGM NOTRE DAME, one of the world's largest LNG-powered container ships, transited Egypt's Suez Canal on…
Damietta Port moves 5,276 tons through Egypt-Italy Ro-Ro transit line
Egypt's Damietta Port handled about 5,276 tons of cargo through an indirect transit service linking Italy with Gulf…
Egypt signs agreement to operate Berth No. 22 at Port Said
Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority (SCZONE) and Egypt Marine Ports (EMP) signed Wednesday a licence agreement for…
Suez Canal sees transit of HUA RUI LONG world’s largest heavy-lift vessels
Egypt’s Suez Canal witnessed on Monday the transit of the heavy-lift vessel HUA RUI LONG—one of the largest of its…
Largest Maersk container ship in two years sails through Suez Canal
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Tuesday that the container ship ASTRID MAERSK completed its first…
Suez Canal revenues reach $449m in early 2026 – chairman
Egypt’s Suez Canal generated $449 million from the transit of 1,315 vessels carrying 56 million tons in early 2026,…
Egypt, Djibouti sign strategic maritime, logistics, renewable energy deals
Egypt and Djibouti signed a series of agreements on Sunday covering maritime transport, logistics, and renewable…
Egypt’s Suez Canal traffic boosted as CMA CGM, Maersk ships resume voyages
Egypt’s Suez Canal saw the passage of the giant container ship CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE for the first time in two…
Egypt launches trial operations at Red Sea Container Terminal 1 at Port Said
Red Sea Container Terminal 1 at Port Said began trial operations on Monday, marking a major step in Egypt’s plan to…
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority, Petroleum Min. ink LNG station deal
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and Ministry of Petroleum signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday to…
Egypt’s Suez Canal sees return of ultra-large ships
The giant container ship CMA CGM JULES VERNE successfully transited Egypt’s Suez Canal on Saturday, marking the…
Egypt, Lebanon sign 15 deals covering trade, transport, social development
Egypt and Lebanon signed 15 memoranda of understanding and cooperation protocols on Sunday across a broad range of…
Egypt’s East Port Said Port ranks 3rd globally in World Bank’s CPPI report
Egypt’s East Port Said Port (EPS port) ranked third globally and first regionally in the 2024 Container Port…
US firms explore investment opportunities in Egypt’s SCZONE
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) hosted US Ambassador Herro Mustafa Garg and senior executives from major…
Egypt’s El-Wazir invites US firms to invest in ports, shipping
Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel El-Wazir,…
Egypt’s SCZONE advances green fuel deals with ACWA Power, Japan’s ITOCHU
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) is moving to advance green energy and clean shipping agreements signed…
Egypt’s Transport Min. reviews KCFMT ’23 financials
Egypt’s Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir chaired the ordinary general assembly of Al Kahera for…
Egypt’s SCZONE, Panama explore cooperation in maritime transport, logistics
Egypt’s General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) Chairman Waleid Gamal El Dien met on Tuesday with…
Suez Canal seeks to boost ALCOR transit
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Osama Rabie held talks on Wednesday with Mohamed Mouselhy, Chairman of Arkas…
Suez Canal transits first large ship from Bab el-Mandeb since March 2024
Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday welcomed the CMA CGM OSIRIS, the first mega container ship to transit the waterway…
Egypt, Sudan strengthen infrastructure collaboration
Egypt’s Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir met with Sudanese Minister of Urban Development, Roads…
Egypt, Port of Antwerp explore collaboration on trade, green energy
Egypt is exploring closer ties with Belgium's Port of Antwerp, Europe's second-largest port, to boost maritime…
Egypt, Djibouti discuss strengthening transport cooperation
Egypt’s Minister of Transport, Kamel El-Wazir met with Djibouti’s Ambassador to Cairo, Ahmed Ali Bari to explore…
Egypt launches IMO regional office
Egypt’s Minister of Transport inaugurated on Monday the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regional office…
Egypt, S. Arabia sign MoU to boost maritime transport cooperation
The Egyptian Ministry of Transport and Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Transport (GAT) signed a Memorandum of…
Suez Canal chief discusses Red Sea crisis with shipping lines
Admiral Ossama Rabiee, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), met with shipping representatives on Sunday to…
YEP MED in Egypt trained 60 young people on port logistics in 2022
The Youth Employment in the Ports of the Mediterranean (YEP MED) project, funded under the European Union’s ENI CBC…
Egypt announces resumption of maritime navigation with Qatar
Egypt announced on Monday the resumption of maritime navigation with Qatar.
Banque Misr mulling giant funding for Egypt infrastructure sectors
Egypt’s second-largest state bank, Banque Misr is considering raising around 33.3 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.8…