Transport min., Mamish discuss setting up plan to achieve integration among seaports

CAIRO - 18 July 2017: Transport Minister Hisham Arafat discussed with Head of the Suez Canal Authority and the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Mohab Mamish drawing up an overall plan to achieve integration among Egyptian ports.

During their meeting on Tuesday, the transport minister said that they discussed cooperation between the Transportation Ministry, represented by the Alexandria Port Authority and the Suez Canal Authority, in tinkering work at the ports.

He further stressed his ministry's keenness on achieving the optimal use of the River Nile in transporting goods to alleviate the burden on the road network.