Transport ministry is implementing a number of projects at Egyptian ports, amongst which is the establishment of Grand Alex port and through the following points we reveal most important ongoing implemented projects at the port and what have been already accomplished:
Grand Alex port projects:
- establishment of Tahia Misr multipurpose terminal of length 2.5km and area 560thousand m2 and capacity ( 12-15 million ton)
- Establishment of berth 85/3 for grains and wood handling, of length 433m long and allows for anchorage of vessels up to 70 thousand cargo tons.
3- Establishment of 3 corridors to link Alex port with ElTaameer corridor ( corridor 54- corridor 27- Dekheila corridor.
4- Accomplishment of infra-structure works of Tahi Misr 2 multipurpose terminal at berth100at Dekheila port of length 1680m, depth 18m, backyard 840thousandm2 for the investor and another of 423 thousandm2 Alex port authority
5-Ongoing establishment of clean dry bulk terminal of berths’ length 1150m
6-Ongoing establishment of breakwaters of lengths 7000m
7-Ongoing establishment of a logistic region on an area of 273feddan
All this in order to benefit from Egypt’s unique location on the two sea: Red and Mediterranean and existence of most important global navigation line ;the Suez Canal, and for the sake of making Egypt with its location a catalyst for international trade and all such investments in ports’ sector and development of their backyards, with exclusively Egyptian money, and all projects will be tendered and presented for management and operation with Egyptian private sector and international sectors in order to reach the main objective which is converting Egypt into a regional and international center for transport, logistics and transit trade.