Damietta Port receives 10 vessels over past 24 hours

DAMIETTA - 8 September 2017: Damietta Port received over the past 24 hours four container ships and six cargo vessels, the Damietta Port Authority said in a statement on Friday.

Five container vessels and eight cargo ships have left the harbor.

Up to 22 vessels docked at the anchorage area waiting for their entry procedures to be completed, the statement added.

Also, two trains loaded with 2,567 tons of wheat and 69 vehicles carrying 3,439 tons of wheat left the port, the statement read.

The port's grain silo is currently containing 175,902 tons of wheat along with 80,935 tons at the private sector's stores, according to the statement.