The cranes, which were manufactured in and shipped from China, arrived last month and, following thorough operational checks, are now operational alongside the existing post Panamax cranes at the port’s container terminal.
Captain Ossama Al Sharif, chairman of the board of DP World Sokhna, said, “Due to its deep draught berths Sokhna is regularly visited by some of the world’s largest container vessels and the additional equipment will boost efficiency further.”
Strategically located on the Red Sea south of the Suez Canal and on the busy maritime trade route between Asia, the Middle East and Europe, Sokhna was already established as one of the region’s fastest-growing ports before joining the DP World network of terminals earlier this year. Inaugurated by President Hosni Mubarak in 2002, it was Egypt’s first Public Private Partnership and the first fully automated port.
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