The Minister of Transport confirms the importance of integration between marine ports and maritime connection between Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Eng. Kamel Al -Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development, Minister of Industry and Transport, stressed today, Friday, that there is great importance to integration between marine ports, and maritime connection between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, especially with the great development in the maritime transport system in the two countries, pointing to the great interest that the Egyptian government attaches to achieving a qualitative shift in the maritime transport sector. Al -Rumaih, Deputy Minister of Transport for Transport and Logistics Services in Saudi Arabia, for Jeddah Islamic Port, in the presence of Ambassador Ihab Abu Sari, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Major General Nihad Shaheen, Deputy Minister of Transport for Maritime Transport, and Engineer Mohamed Fathi, Minister of Maritime Transport. The minister said that 3 new ports were established, bringing the number of Egyptian ports to 18 ports, and new sidewalks and stations were established, to cast the total sidewalks of the sidewalks 100 km sidewalks and waves barriers, with a length of 50 km, as well as deepening the navigational corridors so that the ports sector can accommodate 40 million equivalent containers annually, and 400 million tons of goods. Global navigational lines (MSC, Mearsk CMA CGM, HaPag Loyed, Cosco, Evergreen) and attract the 7 largest world operators (Hachson, Eurogit, CMA Terminals, AB Muller, Til, Abu Dhabi Ports and Dubai Ports); And that is within the framework of the plan to convert Egypt into a regional center for transport, logistics and transit trade, in implementation of the directives of President Abdel Fattah El -Sisi, President of the Republic. General goods, shipping pelvis, and marine cutting, as well as the station equipped for tourist ship passengers & quot; Cruise & quot;; Where the Jeddah Islamic Port is a gateway to receive and leave the cruise ships inside Saudi Arabia for its great importance, and the proximity of the distance between it and the tourism activities centers in Jeddah Governorate, in addition to its view on the Red Sea coast. Distinguished on global navigation lines, as it connects three continents, namely Asia, Europe and Africa, and the port area is 12.5 km2, and includes 62 wages and 4 stations, and it includes integrated logistical services of controversial equipment, warehouses, squares and supply of ships with fuel, and a direct transmission system via & nbsp; trucks from the port and to it; What accelerates the movement of ships.
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