Dubai Port met le pied en Egypte
Selon eyefortransport.com : "DP World has entered the Egyptian market with the US$670 million purchase of a 90% stake in ECHCO, the controlling shareholder of Sokhna Port Development Co (SPDC).
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(11/2/2007)
The remaining 10% of ECHCO remains with Amiral Holdings. Captain Ossama Al-Sharif will remain as chairman of the port and an active partner in the enterprise through Amiral Holdings Ltd.
Sokhna is the closest container port to Cairo, and is expected to have a capacity of 1.2 million TEU by the end of 2009.
The port is located within the North West Suez Economic Zone, the first of its kind in Egypt.
DP World chairman, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, pointed out that Egypt is the largest economy in North Africa and is rapidly becoming a major force in the region, with foreign direct investment growth of 65% per annum since 2000.
“Sokhna will continue to play a significant role in supporting this growth, serving as a gateway for the growing Egyptian industrial base and consumer demand,” he said, adding that the port not only serves Cairo, but is also situated directly on the main East-West arterial trade route at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal.
“Sokhna is a vital port for East-West trade and is a valuable addition to DP World’s other Red Sea ports – Jeddah and Djibout,.” said DP World CEO Mohammed Sharaf.
He said that with a berth depth of 17 metres alongside and two additional super post-panamax cranes arriving in early-2008, the port has significant potential to expand its services.
In addition to container activities, the port has a number of long-term contracts to handle significant bulk and liquid volumes for customers located adjacent to the port in the surrounding economic zone.
Author: Newsdesk / eyefortransport.com
voir : http://www.spdc.com/index_nonflash.php
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(11/2/2007)
The remaining 10% of ECHCO remains with Amiral Holdings. Captain Ossama Al-Sharif will remain as chairman of the port and an active partner in the enterprise through Amiral Holdings Ltd.
Sokhna is the closest container port to Cairo, and is expected to have a capacity of 1.2 million TEU by the end of 2009.
The port is located within the North West Suez Economic Zone, the first of its kind in Egypt.
DP World chairman, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, pointed out that Egypt is the largest economy in North Africa and is rapidly becoming a major force in the region, with foreign direct investment growth of 65% per annum since 2000.
“Sokhna will continue to play a significant role in supporting this growth, serving as a gateway for the growing Egyptian industrial base and consumer demand,” he said, adding that the port not only serves Cairo, but is also situated directly on the main East-West arterial trade route at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal.
“Sokhna is a vital port for East-West trade and is a valuable addition to DP World’s other Red Sea ports – Jeddah and Djibout,.” said DP World CEO Mohammed Sharaf.
He said that with a berth depth of 17 metres alongside and two additional super post-panamax cranes arriving in early-2008, the port has significant potential to expand its services.
In addition to container activities, the port has a number of long-term contracts to handle significant bulk and liquid volumes for customers located adjacent to the port in the surrounding economic zone.
Author: Newsdesk / eyefortransport.com
voir : http://www.spdc.com/index_nonflash.php
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