Development
In September 2007, the Government of Egypt signed a contract with Suez Canal Container Terminal to build and operate Phase II of the terminal which will include another 1200 m of quay. This agreement will put SCCT in the Mediterranean ports frontline.
The new phase will commence operation in the first half of 2010 and will work with full capacity in the first half of 2011.
On 27 November, the Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif visited the SCCT with the Minister of Transport, Eng. Mohamed Mansour, Port Said governor and Port Said Port Authority officials for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Phase 2 extension.
SCCT’s phase 2 will increase terminal capacity from 2.5 million TEU to 5.1 million TEU raising the total investment to USD$730 million. After the completion of Phase II, SCCT can offer a quay wall of 2400 meters and 24 post-panamax quay cranes.
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