State’s general policy for maritime transport development
- Achieving balance between different transport means and setting regulation for this and also giving concern to multi- modal transport (maritime ports, railways, river transport, land roads network).
- Supporting vital role of maritime transport where Egyptian maritime ports are economically the state’s salvage due to their linkage with foreign trade; as they dominate over the majority of cargo transport activities.
- Reinforcing private sector role; its participation in transport system development and providing with services and facilities so that it can perform its investment role and participate in all transport sector projects in general.
- Supporting human resources through development of training programs specially professional cadres of transport ministry employees.
- Updating legislation and setting regulating regulations that guarantee free competitiveness in transport services provision field.
- Predicting environmental targets that reinforce transport sustainable development especially with respect to reducing all kinds of pollution, especially river and maritime pollution.
