In an unprecedented move, Damietta Port Authority has joined the first of a series of online debates on maritime and shipping industry future after Covid 19 plague. Rear Admiral Waled Awad DPA chairman and a number of DPA key officials exchanged  their opinions and views with experts from China,Italy and France on how the global maritime future would react to Covid 19 impacts. The novel online Zoom based technique is  tailored by Maritime Training Institute (MTI) of Egypt's Maritime Sector. More online debates are expected  to cope with the  global trend of conducting businesses online amid fears of Covid 19 plague . More....

Damietta Port Authority has received a letter of appreciation from Damietta Chamber of Shipping showing profound gratitude for the authority's strenuous efforts to preserve port community and regulate work procedures to the optimal standards during Covid 19 crisis. Port authority has taken precautionary measures to protect port community and port users against any possible impacts of the virus. More....

The Arab Shipping Trading Group has sent a letter of appreciation to Damietta Port Authority highlighting the efforts made to keep work inside the port proceed smoothly at the time of the global plague of Covid 19. The group has also stressed the port's high sense of committing to world hygienic instructions during the crisis. More....

Mitchell JR Misr has expressed its profound appreciation in a letter sent to DPA officials. Special thanks are given to Rear Admiral Waled Awad and port senior officials for the exceptional efforts exerted to safeguard the entire port community against Covid 19 . Also the remarkable performance of Traffic officials to keep berthing and related operations up to schedule received the company's high applause. More....

According to clear directives from rear admiral waled awad dpa chairman, port officials are working hard to keep the port as immune and safe as ever. Sterilization extends to every part in the port including facilities, buildings and utilities to tackle any potential Corona virus attack. More....

To go ahead with updating its marine services fleet to better provide marine services in accordance with green ports requirements ,DPA has acquired two new marine units. Rear Admiral / Waled Awad, Chairman of DPA, hoisted the flags on the new pilot ship  (New Damietta) and anti-pollution boat (Tatheer 4), announcing the inclusion of the newly acquired united into DPA service fleet. New Damietta is 15.30 m long, 5.20 m wide and with a draft of  1.35 m. It is equipped with 2 motors , 400 hp capacity each, with a speed of 20 knots and a load capacity of 18 tons. Tatheer 4, is 17 m long, 5 m wide and with a draft of  1.7 m. It is… More....

DAP decided to quarantine the crew of the Chinese ship YANGZE7 coming from Hong Kong  carrying 45000 tons of steel, as part of national efforts to prevent Corona Virus from entering Egypt. DPA and relevant authorities took security measures on the ship and dealt with its 21 crew members of Chinese and other south eastern nationalities, while wearing protective suits. DPA Chairman ordered prompt handling of the case. Necessary quarantine measures were taken at highest levels and  all crew members were tested and proved negative to Corona Virus. The vessel then was allowed to proceed with cargo discharging. As a precautionary measure, the port authorities request a copy of the medical reports of the crew of any ship coming from… More....

Lloyds Register Authority (LR) has carried out an auditing  to ensure that DPA is complying with global quality standards and that the specifications of its quality certificates (ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001: 2015 and OHSAS 18001: 2007) are fully observed. Lloyd's Register Authority, is one of the largest global quality granting and supervisory bodies. Over a period of three days, all port activities were measured and  efficiency of departments in dealing with various situations tested. Rear Admiral/ Walid Awad, Chairman of DPA, clarified that the success of the Authority in passing the internal  quality auditing is due to continuous training , attention to the human element upgrading, efficiency of the infrastructure, and continuous calibration of equipment to maintain its efficiency.… More....

In continuation of the efforts exerted to raise the efficiency of the human element and to ensure the complete readiness of individuals and equipment to confront crises, DPA carried out practical training on marine pollution control, in a prototype scenario that the water surface is exposed to pollution. The training started with a communiqué to the Authority's Operations and Crisis Management Center, that an oil spill has occurred  on the water surface in front of the marine services berth. immediately, contacts made with relevant DPA departments and  the Environmental Affairs. Specialized marine units were deployed  to tackle the situation. The units were able to clean the oil spill and discharge it into the oil pollutants reception facility. DPA Staff More....

Admiral / Walid Awad, DPA Chairman, received an Italian delegation from the Italian port of Bari, Italian Chamber of Commerce and a number of Italian logistics companies to discuss the possibility of cooperation in the field of supplying  ships with LNG and necessary infrastructure, In addition to knowing closely about the potentials of  LNG facilities working in the port of Damietta. The meeting was attended by representatives of the port community and a number of agencies and companies operating in the port. Awad explained that supplying ships with liquefied natural gas is compatible with the efforts exerted by the Ministry of Transport to convert Egyptian ports into green ports for the positive impact on the surrounding environment. It is worth… More....