Damietta Port receives 8 vessels in 24 hours

DAMIETTA - 14 November 2017: Damietta Port received over the past 24 hours three container ships and five cargo vessels, the Damietta Port Authority said in a statement on Tuesday.

Three container vessels and three cargo ships have left the harbor.

Up to 18 vessels are anchored in the harbor platforms, in addition to 12 others docked at the anchorage area waiting for their entry procedures to be completed, the statement added.

Also, two trains loaded with 1,334 tons of wheat and 72 vehicles carrying 3,560 tons of wheat left the port, the statement read.

The port's grain silo is currently containing 158,996 tons of wheat along with 38,291 tons at the private sector's stores, according to the statement.