Egypt to establish Mediterranean port, industrial zone in Gargoub

CAIRO - 29 March 2023: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi followed up on the development of a Mediterranean seaport in Gargoub, west of Egypt, along with an industrial zone and a logistics area in a Tuesday meeting.

Sisi met with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly,  Minister of Housing Assem El-Gazzar, Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir, Commander of the Navy Lieutenant General Ashraf Atwa, and head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Major General Ahmed El-Azazy.

The President was briefed on means to achieve optimal utilization of the strategic location and the economic and environmental components of Gargoub area. 

The mega project includes a commercial containers port, an industrial zone, a logistics area, and international tourism centers to maximize returns from serving trade traffic between Egypt, Europe and Africa.

Egypt has embarked on several mega projects in recent years to accomplish world-class road networks and multiple modern means of transportation to the expedite progress towards sustainable development.