Master Tarek Shaheen ,Deputy  Chairman of Damietta Port Authority (DPA) visited the headquarters of the German Voith company, one of The largest companies specialized in manufacturing tugboats propellers to discuss joint cooperation between DPA and the company. DPA Deputy Chairman also visited the Hamburg-based  shipping line Hapag Lloyd which commended the port authority on starting the deepening of the container terminal berths . Shaheen has briefed Hapag on the latest support provided by DPA to the container terminal during the deepening process, which will significantly  qualify the port to receive giant container vessels. Hapag Lloyd officials expressed their confidence in the Port Authority's keenness to provide all kinds of support and facilities to the terminal . The tour ended with… More....

Within the framework of ongoing coordination between Damietta Port Authority (DPA)and Damietta Container and Cargo Handling Company (DCHC),and  according to the terminal's  development plan to reach the market share projected ratio among the Mediterranean ports, DCHC is currently undertaking an ambitious project to reinforce and deepen its berths to reach a depth of 17 m, to accommodate  giant container ships . The project which is scheduled for 22 months, will be implemented in three stages starting 10/10/2018 . DPA confirms full support to the container company during this project, which initially starts with  deepening and reinforcing   of berths (3-4) totaling  about 378 m in length, while container handling is proceeding steadily on the 700 m long berths 1-2 . The… More....

In light of the general directives  to re-operate gas liquefaction plants and in the framework of continuous cooperation between Damietta Port Authority(DPA) and the Spanish Egyptian Gas Company (SEGAS), the Authority discussed with a delegation of the company means to resume work at Seagas plant inside port of Damietta. Egypt stopped the import of gas as a result of the discovery of new gas fields such as "Zohr field " causing work to discontinue at Seagas Plant. DPA side  expressed readiness of towage services at the port to receive any number of LNG vessels as the port is equipped with globally recognized techniques. DPA is currently organizing intensive training courses for its crew of tug pilots and masters, stressing that… More....

Continuing to activate the role of river transport to and from Damietta port for different governorates of Egypt,. Damietta Port received the floating unit Wataniya 124, " belonging to the National Company for River Transport, which unloaded a 113 tons turbine shaft destined to Damietta power station shipped from Helwan. The General Silos and Storage Company shipped about 220 tons of wheat on the same unit to the Imbaba silos. Damietta Port Authority seeks to activate the river transport within the framework of the Ministry of Transport's interest as river transport lessens pressure on road networks and helps reduce road maintenance costs. More....

In the celebration held 25/9/2018 at the Port of Alexandria commemorating  the World Maritime Day 2018 under the theme "IMO 70 Our Heritage - Better Shipping  for a Better Future " Damietta Port won the award of the best Egyptian commercial port in the field of  marine environment protection for this year. Rear Admiral / Ayman Saleh, Chairman of Damietta Port Authority (DPA) received the trophy and awarding certificate .While the Maritime Person of the Year Award went to Rear Admiral / Tarek Ghanem, Maritime Transport Affairs advisor  to the Ministry of Transport . The celebration was attended by Dr. Hisham Arafat, Minister of Transport, Commander of the Naval Forces, Commander of the Northern Military Region, President of the Arab… More....

On the fringe of the high level conference «Central Asia in the system of international transport corridors: strategic perspectives and unrealized opportunities», held  in Tashkent, capital of the State of Uzbekistan, on September 20-21,2018, Rear Admiral Ayman Saleh, DPA Chairman visited the Heavy Transport and Bus Factory in Samarkand , Within a delegation of heads of delegations participating in the conference. participants had a look on  the sections of the factory and manufactures. they were very impressed by  capabilities of the railway facility for carrying different cargo types and its role in the completion of the supply chain for the transport of goods in Uzbekistan. More....

Rear Admiral / Ayman Saleh Ibrahim, Chairman of the Damietta Port Authority (DPA), took part in the International Conference «Central Asia in the system of international transport corridors: strategic perspectives and unrealized opportunities», held  in Tashkent, capital of the State of Uzbekistan, on September 20-21,2018. The conference discussed the development of the transit transport capabilities of the Central Asian Republics and the formation of a common integrated transport hub to serve as a key transit connection between the countries of South and South-East Asia, Europe, Near and Middle East. The conference also talked about the international logistic centers located on the main transport routes and studied the development of different methods of efficient use of ports Logistics in the region.… More....

​IMO has supported the creation seven regional associations for women in the maritime sector across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific Islands. The selection of the theme, "Empowering Women in the Maritime Community" will ensure a renewed focus on the IMO women in maritime programme, and on achieving the goals of SDG 5, throughout 2019. "Empowering Women in the Maritime Community" has been selected as the World Maritime Day theme for 2019. This will provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of gender equality, in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to highlight the important contribution of women all over the world to the maritime sector. The Council of… More....

Port of Damietta is operating  a P60 device for the detection of outgoing containers. Rear Admiral / Ayman Saleh, Damietta Port Authority (DPA) Chairman said that DPA  has both  overcome all obstacles and facilitated the operation of the device. DPA decided to run the radiation detector for the exported containers alternately with the environmental monitoring device located on the container gate for a period of one month, which is needed  for the construction of a wall to set apart the two devices, then both devices can be  operated simultaneously. Also DPA has reached a contract to build the concrete wall .Construction started  and  necessary maintenance of the metal  gates of the device after electrification  begun. Currently, test operation has shown… More....

According to the ‘DynaLiners Special The Millionaires’ 2018 report of ports worldwide handling more than 1m teu, 110 saw growth, of which there were nine with over 25% growth. The nine ports with growth of more than 25% were Barcelona (34%), Beibu Gulf (27%), Caucedo (35%), Damietta (40%), Jinzhou (48%), Las Palmas de Grand Canaria (28%), Southampton (31%), Tangshan (31%) and Zhuhai (38%). 22 ports saw negative growth, of which Khor Fakkan recorded the largest decline at -45%. Over 10m teu 14 ports recorded over 10m teu. These were Antwerp, Busan, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Ningbo, Port Kelang, Qingdao, Rotterdam, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Tianjin and Xiamen. New entrants to the report were Caucedeo, Damietta, Jacksonville, Jinzhou, Las Palmas de… More....