VOL. XLV

No 45

11-November-2002

EGYPT

Mubarak Inaugurates First Stage Of 'AinSukhnaDryCargoPort

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak inaugurated the first stage of the dry cargo port at 'Ain Sukhna on the Red Sea on 26 October. Transport Minister Hamdi al-Shayeb said that the $161mn port was the largest of its kind in the Red Sea and would encourage investment, serve the industrial zones and boost the movement of trade and exports. The port comprises a 2,000ms quay and has been dredged to a depth of...