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Ain Sokhna , located about 40 km south of Suez on the
Red Sea , the Egyptian government has allocated 9,000 hectares of
land for economic and industrial development.
This area is
referred to as the Sues special Economic Zone (S.S.E.Z.) ,In the
direct vicinity of this industrial development, the Sokhna port and
logistic center is under development, offering excellent deep – sea
port
facilities for the handling of liquids and bulk cargo,
containers, break–bulk and general cargoes.
The port is built at
an excellent location on the coast of the gulf of Suez, with Cairo
located some 130 km to the west. The new port will provide the
necessary interface for import and export cargo flows, serving the
Suez Special Economic Zone as well as the Red Sea area and the
Greater Cairo Region.
Operations in the port will start in 2002 .
To be able to met the cargo handling demands in the future , a
Masterplan has been developed that shows the development of the
Sokhna port up to 2020. |
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