President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has ordered continuing the efforts to develop the Egyptian seaports system in accordance to the latest standards in this regard to achieve maximum benefit from the country’s geographical location.
This should come in integration with the Suez Canal axis and acts as a link between the east and the west in a way that maximizes the process of trade exchange between the nations of the world, the Egyptian presidency cited Sisi as saying in a statement.
The president made the remarks in a meeting with Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli, Minister of Public Business Sector Hisham Tawfiq, Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir and Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea.
Wazir reviewed with Sisi the ongoing efforts to develop the various ports, especially the Alexandria Grand Port projects, which will include Alexandria Port, Dekheila Port, and El-Max Port.
The minister, in this regard, reviewed developments related to the construction of infrastructure required for new storage yards, the multi-purpose "Tahya Misr" station, a barrier for large waves, and various logistics areas.
This is in addition to improving the berth of marine services in the port.
The meeting also reviewed the executive position of the work progress for the third phase of the third line of the metro in addition to the workflow of the Light-rail transit (LRT).
Source: Egypt Today
