Minister of Transport: We have a comprehensive plan to develop the maritime transport sector in Egypt Thomas H. Eckelmann, Chairman of the EUROGATE Group Management Board, stated: We are pleased with the partnership with Egypt. and we have very strong confidence in the Egyptian economy. Following the conclusion of the contract signing ceremony, witnessed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, at Cabinet headquarters, regarding a concession agreement to build , develop the superstructure, use, manage, operate, maintain and re-delivery the second container terminal "Tahya Misr 1"in Damietta Port, Lieutenant-General Kamel Al-Wazir, The Minister of Transport, confirmed that the Ministry of Transport were honored today by signing this contract between the Damietta Port Authority and a global alliance that includes a number… More....

The agreement includes   establishing, developing of the superstructure, using, managing, operating, maintaining and re-delivery of the second container terminal “Tahya Misr 1” in Damietta Port. "The agreement is the first of its kind in the history of the maritime transport and logistics industry in Egypt. This largest European global shipping alliance will pump Half a billion dollars’ worth of investment for the first phase of the project. This action reflects big confidence in the Egyptian administration and the strength of the Egyptian economy". Minister of Transport Kamel Al wazir said. Egypt is taking major steps towards becoming a global center for trade and logistics, in implementation of the directives of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The project is… More....

Admiral / Walid Awad, DPA Chairman, received a Filipino delegation headed by the Philippine Ambassador to Egypt, Ezz El-din Tago, during his visit to the port to discuss aspects of cooperation between the two sides. The meeting was attended by DPA deputy and key officials. DPA chairman welcomed the ambassador and the accompanying delegation and gave him a presentation of the port, its various terminals, on-going and future projects and available investment opportunities. Awad confirmed that DPA is supporting investors by providing required facilities and creating the appropriate investment environment. The delegation went on a sightseeing tour inside port and at the end of the visit Admiral Awad handed over a memorial shield to H.E.the ambassador in recognition to his… More....

Damietta Port Authority (DPA) received a delegation of African decision-makers in the field of transport and maritime transport, in a visit to get acquainted closely with the crucial role played by Damietta Port to serve movement of maritime trade. The visit came on the fringe of the African Forum for African Decision Makers, organized by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) in cooperation with the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD). The delegation was received by Rear Admiral / Walid Awad, DPA Chairman, who gave a presentation on the key advantages of Damietta Port, especially the availability of the components of multimodal transport, which supports the efforts made by the Ministry of Transport to activate… More....

Damietta Port Authority, in cooperation with 8 companies from port community, has started internships for a number 18 trainees from graduates and undergraduates for a period of 3 months under the Yep Med Project. The companies participating in the internships are: Damietta for Container and Cargo Handling (terminal operator) Integrated Solutions for Ports Co. (IT Solutions Company) Cairo 3A (stevedoring and warehousing company) SESCO Trans (stevedoring and warehousing company) Marine Logistic (stevedoring and warehousing company) Sanabel Co. (stevedoring and warehousing company) Sea Service Co. (stevedoring and warehousing company) Kadmar (Shipping Agent) More....

Damietta Port Authority, in cooperation with port Training Institute , has launched the Occupational Training Course for a number of 15 students  from technical education under the Yep Med project More....

Damietta Port has won "the best commercial port in the application of the multimodal transport system" Award During the celebration of the World Maritime Day 2021, held under the theme (Seafarers. at the heart of the future of maritime transport) in Alexandria. The celebration has been arranged under the patronage of H.E. Kamel Al-Wazir, Minister of Transport, and in the presence of the President of the Suez Canal Authority, the President of the General Authority for the Economic Zone of the Suez Canal, the president of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), port authority presidents and a group of maritime transport experts and members of the diplomatic corps. Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar, AASTMT President, handed… More....

DPA Chairman, Rear Admiral / Walid Awad, announced that Damietta Port has received the Brunei-flagged LNG tanker (AMADI), which is 288 meters long, 44 meters wide and is scheduled to load about 64,000 tons of liquefied gas bound for Pakistan. This consignment to be transported by AMADI is the shipment number (23) since the resumption of work at Damietta Port's gas liquefaction terminal after about 8 years of operation stoppage at the terminal which is one of the largest gas liquefaction terminals in the Middle East. DPA Chairman followed up the process of AMADI's entry and berthing on the gas liquefaction terminal using DPA tugboats. Awad directed to raise the state of readiness until its safe departure, while taking all… More....

As part of the continued efforts to activate and maximize the use of fluvial transport of goods via the Nile, DPA Chairman, Rear Admiral / Walid Awad stated that 10 river barges belonging to the National Nile Company for River Transport left the port of Damietta with 3000 tons of wheat, something like the weight of 60 road trucks, from the silos of Damietta port to the Imbaba silo across the Nile River. Awad ordered to accelerate the departure of wheat on board these units on time, adding that the transport of goods in general via the Nile is the cheapest and least expensive means of transportation, which leads to lower prices of goods and merchandise that are transported through… More....

On Monday, July 12, 2021, Damietta Port Authority and Port Training Institute have signed an institutional agreement with Damietta Port Community for cooperation under the YEP MED Project, co-financed by the European Neighborhood Instrument (ENI) of the European Union. The MoU has been signed by Rear Admiral/ Waleed Mostafa Awad – DPA Chairman with a number of 12 partners, from all port-related sectors; Terminal Operation, Stevedoring & Warehousing, Inland Transportation, Shipping Agency, Customs Clearance in addition to academic education and dual training. Local Partners are Horus University, Damietta Commercial Chamber, Damietta Company for Handling Containers, Cairo 3A, Sesco Trans, Marine Logistic, Sea Service, Sanabel, Sky Logistics, Kadmar, Al-Dawodi Office for Customs Clearance and Mubarak Cool for Dual Education. Rear Admiral/… More....