Suez Canal Container Terminal CEO calls for Sisi commitment

Klaus Holm Laursen, CEO of Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) hopes that Egyptian ruler Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi will show his support for the Suez Canal Zone (SCZ) and an access channel to connect SCCT with the Suez Canal when he inaugurates the newly expanded canal later today.

“Anything that would send a strong signal of progress on the SCZ is what I’m looking for,” Laursen told CM. “Obviously if the navigational access is confirmed that would be very good for us but there are many other things that would be nice too.”

Currently, SCCT is one of only two companies in the SCZ although Egyptian authorities envisage the zone being the home of a wide array of industries, ranging from petrochemicals and oil refineries to logistics centres and car assembly plants.