Top Logistics & Shipping Companies in Egypt
The following list of the top logistics & shipping companies in Egypt has been chosen according to the size, facilities and scope of services that rank the below companies as the top logistics & shipping companies in the country. The list of the top logistics & shipping companies in Egypt is topped by the leading container terminal on the Suez Canal: SCCT (Suez Canal Container Terminal).
Top Logistics & Shipping Companies in Egypt
The following list of the top logistics & shipping companies in Egypt has been chosen according to the size, facilities and scope of services that rank the below companies as the top logistics & shipping companies in the country. The list of the top logistics & shipping companies in Egypt is topped by the leading container terminal on the Suez Canal: SCCT (The Suez Canal Container Terminal).
Egypt’s unique geographic location combined with an expanding infrastructure base is enhancing the country’s position as a key global logistics hub for companies looking to do business in, or trade between, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Over 8% of the world’s maritime shipping is passing through the Suez Canal each year.
Some 90% of Egypt’s foreign trade is shipped through ports, while the country’s logistics capacity continues to expand hand-in-hand with the volume of trade.
The List of Top Logistics & Shipping Companies in Egypt
| Company | Description |
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| SCCT has been serving global shipping lines since its inauguration in 2004 and is today the largest container terminal in Egypt and one of the largest facilities in the Mediterranean. SCCT in Port Said is a state-of-the-art container terminal located at the northern end of the Suez Canal. The majority shareholder of the terminal is APM Terminals, one of the largest container terminal operators in the world with over 50 container terminals spanning 31 countries and 5 continents. Interview with Klaus Holm Laursen, CEO of Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT): The Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT): The leading container terminal on the Suez Canal |
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| National Navigation Company was established in 1981. It is considered the largest shipping Egyptian company specialized in shipping dry cargo among the world’s largest ports. National Navigation Company is also responsible of conducting regular liner lines for vessels owned or chartered for shipping general cargo among ports in Northern and Western Europe, the Adriatic, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. | |
| A subsidiary of Kuwaiti transport giant KGL. In 2006, KGL PI signed a 40-year concession agreement with Damietta Port Authority (DPA) to build, finance and operate a US$1 billion container terminal in Damietta. The first phase is partially complete and operating, with a current annual capacity of 5.6 million tons of mostly grain, flour, other bulk goods and general cargo. By mid-2011, the terminal throughput capacity will reach 2.5 million TEUs per year. By mid-2016, it will increase to 4 million TEUs per year. | |
| Founded in 1996, Leader Group is a freight forwarding and shipping agency with a total of five offices in Alexandria, the Greater Cairo Area, Port Said and Damietta. In 2007, the Alexandria based agency was fully acquired by the multinational integrated supply chain solutions company Agility. | |
| Pyramid Navigation was established in 1978 with the main activity being Sea Transportation for Dry Bulk and Oil Cargo. The existing owned tankers are with a total DWT of about 220,219 tons. Almost 12.8 million tons of grain and 0.5 billion tons of crude oil have been transported by the company up to date. Interview with Captain Mahmoud Hamdy, Managing Director of Pyramid Navigation: Shipping industry in Egypt: Egyptian ports are secured |