Port Said
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.
CMA CGM announces feeder service for Egyptian ports
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 26, 2018 – The French shipping company CMA CGM has announced that it will deploy its own feeder vessel to link...
New Horizon Tank Terminal to build liquid bulk terminal in West Port Said
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 10, 2018 – The Suez Canal Authority has signed an agreement with New Horizon Tank Terminal for the construction of a...
Suez Canal not to lift transit fees in 2019
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Suez Canal Authority has no intentions to increase the transit fees for 2019, in order to keep its...
Suez Canal to invest €9.8 million in West Port Said berths upgrade
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone has allocated EGP 200 million ($11.2 million/€9.8...
Egypt’s Sesco Trans to build multiputpose terminal at East Port Said
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – Egyptian company Sesco Trans plans to invest EGP 1.5 billion ($84 million/€74 million) in the construction of...
Damietta port may reduce fees
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 22, 2018 – The decision of Suez Canal Authority to reduce port fees at East Port Said has caused reactions by...
Egypt to cut container ship fees at East Port Said for one year
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – Egypt’s government plans to reduce the fees for container ships coming from foreign ports to East Port...
Suez Canal Authority and Bolloré discuss cooperation
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – The Head of the Suez Canal Authority and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZ), Mohab Mamish, has met...
Egyptian company to receive 400,000 m² at SCZone
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – East Port Said Industrial Development Company expects to receive 400,000 m² of land from the Suez...
Suez Canal increases discounts for LNG carriers
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – The Suez Canal Authority has decided to increase the port fee discount for liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
Suez Canal to coordinate investment incentives amendment with Egyptian government
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Suez Canal Authority plans to coordinate with the government an amendment of the investment incentive...
Suez Canal Authority renews marine insurance contract
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – The Suez Canal Insurance Company (SCI) has renewed the insurance contracts with the Suez Canal Authority...
Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – August 2018 container terminal statistics
Port Said, (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported August...
Ocean Alliance launches new service at West Port Said
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 13, 2018 – The Ocean Alliance has launched a new service at West Port Said, as a result of the deepening of...
CHEC starts construction of second container terminal in Egypt’s Ain Sokhna
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 5, 2018 – China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has officially started the construction of a second container...
Egypt’s Canal Shipping Agencies profit rises in fiscal 2017/18
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – Egyptian company Canal Shipping Agencies Co. has said its net profit for the fiscal 2017/18, ended June...
Arctic route cannot represent alternative to Suez Canal
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority considers that the Arctic route cannot represent an alternative to its...