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Shop owner strike paralyzes Port Said commerce
Egypt
November 11, 2012
Shop owner strike paralyzes Port Said commerce
Shop owners in Port Said went on strike by closing their shops Sunday, to defy the government’s decision to only…
Presidential advisers mediate Ain Sokhna port strike
Egypt
October 24, 2012
Presidential advisers mediate Ain Sokhna port strike
President Mohamed Morsy's office sent two of his advisers to mediate a strike at Ain Sokhna seaport Wednesday in an…
Authorities rescue French ship off Alexandria coast
Egypt
April 18, 2012
Authorities rescue French ship off Alexandria coast
The Alexandria Port Authority in cooperation with naval forces rescued on Wednesday a French ship that went adrift west of…
Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez
The M.T. Tour, a tanker identified by the United States as owned by a sanctions-evading company set up by Iran,…
Giant Danish ship crosses Suez Canal, along with 46 other vessels
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Giant Danish ship crosses Suez Canal, along with 46 other vessels
Forty-seven vessels carrying a total of nearly 2.4 million tons crossed the Suez Canal on Tuesday, the Suez Canal Authority…
Ain Sokhna port workers’ strike enters fourth day
Egypt
February 15, 2012
Ain Sokhna port workers’ strike enters fourth day
Workers at the Ain Sokhna port continued their strike for the fourth consecutive day Wednesday after port operator DP World…
Egypt, Turkey to launch new shipping line by December
Business
October 20, 2011
Egypt, Turkey to launch new shipping line by December
A new shipping line will conduct operations between Alexandria and the Turkish port of Mercin by December, Egypt's Minister of…
Egypt, Turkey consider joint trade route
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Egypt, Turkey consider joint trade route
Egypt and Turkey are considering creating a joint trade route linking the coastal cities of Alexandria and Mersin, said Mostafa…
Government plans to turn Suez Canal into an international logistics center
Egypt
August 25, 2011
Government plans to turn Suez Canal into an international logistics center
A draft law will soon be issued authorizing a major project for the conversion of the Suez Canal into an…
Group reveals dangerous insecticides held for 12 years at Suez port
Environment
August 11, 2011
Group reveals dangerous insecticides held for 12 years at Suez port
For 12 years, Egyptian authorities have kept quiet about containers holding internationally banned pesticides that are being stored at Adabiya…