Damietta Port
The European Union affirms its support for Egypt following the drone attack on ships in Damietta Port.
Egypt’s Minister of State for Information, Diaa Rashwan, denied on Friday claims published by The Wall Street Journal regarding the recent incident at Damietta port.
France has expressed its full solidarity with Egypt following a drone attack on two ships in Damietta port on July 29, condemning the incident in the strongest terms.
Qatar has strongly condemned the targeting of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers at Egypt's Damietta Port, describing the attack as a direct threat to global energy supplies, a blatant violation of international law, and an irresponsible act that undermines regional security and jeopardizes the interests of nations.
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a press conference on Thursday to address the Damietta Port incident, affirming that controlling the blaze required a monumental, hours-long effort with personnel risking their lives to contain the fire.
The Kingdom of Bahrain has condemned Thursday’s attacks on two ships in Egypt's Damietta Port.
Madbouly confirmed that preliminary investigations conducted by the relevant authorities found that the fire was caused by a drone.
The ministry said all operational activities at the port are running smoothly, with vessels continuing to arrive and depart as scheduled.
A fire broke out involving a regasification vessel and a storage vessel at Damietta Port on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, without causing any casualties.
The Cabinet said no party has claimed responsibility for the incident.
The vessel, sailing under the Panamanian flag, arrived from Singapore carrying a shipment of slag imported from China.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reviewed the general plan for Damietta Port development and ongoing infrastructure projects during a Wednesday meeting with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly and Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly will witness the commencement of the service and the raise of the Egyptian flag on the first ship departing from Damietta to Trieste, the Wadi El Arish vessel belonging to the Ministry of Transport’s National Navigation Company (NNC)
Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir met Tuesday with the Italian ambassador to Egypt to discuss updates on the prospective RoRo freight.
The eastern breakwater project in Damietta Port has been completed as part of a plan to transform Egypt into a global center for trade and logistics.
The ship is one of eight ships carrying Ukrainian wheat to other parts worldwide, according to the UN.
The prime minister told press that the alliance will invest almost half a billion dollars in the first phase alone in spite of the economic circumstances the world is undergoing.
An investment boom has been witnessed in the transport sector in Egypt during the current fiscal year 21/22, where the total investments hit L.E. 244.7 billion.
A total of 759 trucks carrying 39,055 tons left the port, the statement said.
The authorities of Damietta Port, in northeastern Egypt, decided to quarantine the crew of a ship coming from Shanghai, China’s biggest city, as part of national efforts to prevent coronavirus from entering the North African country.
