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DP World signs an agreement with Egypt in order to realize a dry port to Cairo
Saturday is recorded a number of transits of ships record in the Suez Canal
May 7, 2018
The terminalista group DP World of Dubay has undersigned a memorandum of understanding with the Authority of the Suez Canal and the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport (HCMLT), the governmental agency Egyptian who is active also in the segment of the transports with the management of harbour services and transport, with the scope to realize a new dry port that will be situated in presses of Cairo. The initiative previews an investment of 100 million dollars.
While saturday the Suez Canal has established the own new record of every day traffic with the transit of 53 ships for a total net tonnage of 4,3 million short tons, of which 34 ships for 2,8 million short tons that have crossed the way of directed water Egyptian to south and 19 ships for 1,5 million short tons that are journeyed directed to north. Between the ships journeyed figured nine unit of great dimensions with an ability to beyond 150 thousand clean tons and seven of ability comprised between 100 thousand and 150 thousand clean tons.
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