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EGYPT
EGYPT
An initial partnership agreement has been signed to develop a planned economic zone near the
Suez Canal. Egypt’s General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone signed the partnership
with UAE-based port operator DP World. It aims to create an integrated economic zone, including
an industrial zone, in Egypt’s north-eastern port.
QATAR
Two new maritime lines have been launched at Hamad Port in Qatar. Both lines will run on a
weekly basis. The first line starts in the Mediterranean and will be serviced by four ships, with a
total capacity of 6,000 containers including 400 reefer containers. The second line has one ship
with a capacity of 6,000 containers including 400 reefer containers. The ships on the first line will
stop at ports in: Turkey, Greece, Oman, Qatar and India. The ships on the second line will stop at
ports in China, Taiwan and Malaysia.
QATAR
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