In recent years, the Egyptian government has made exceptional progress in expanding the economy, fostering a favorable business environment that fuel continued growth.

The high demand for safe, efficient transport to support Egypt’s accelerated development presents exciting investment opportunities, enhanced by a favorable business environment, and a recent history of financial stability and speedy returns.

Egypt’s geographical position has made it a center for trade between Europe, Africa and Asia since antiquity. The 1869 opening of the Suez Canal, linking the Red and the Mediterranean Seas, marked a new era for world transport. Today, wideranging port expansions will ensure Egypt’s continuing role in an evolving global shipping industry.

• Egypt is a natural Mediterranean hub, able to handle cargo and transshipment containers, and to offer value-added services such as logistics and specialized distribution centers.

• Unlike many European countries, where cross-border trading constitutes a

sizeable portion of foreign trade, 97% of Egypt’s foreign trade is conducted

through its sea ports.

.• In 2008, private sector capital investments of around US$5 billion were directedt owards improving the handling capabilities of container terminals, as well as general cargo, liquid bulk and bunkering facilities in several Egyptian ports.