Egypt: Damietta port receives 10,579 tons of corn and exports 10,379 tons of phosphate

Published Feb 22, 2021

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Damietta Port Authority's Media Center has announced that the port has handled 27 container ships and general cargo over the past 24 hours, with the vessel GOLAR GLACIER departing after loading liquefied gas. The port received various commodities as import cargo, including thousands of tons of corn, scrap, and sugar, and exported over 797 TEUs of general cargo to several countries. The port also has a significant balance of grain and wheat in public and private sector stores. The article also mentions the port's role in economic activities and its long history, dating back to ancient Egypt.

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The Media Center of Damietta Port Authority issued a statement saying that the port had dealt during the past 24 hours with 27 container ships and general cargo, indicating that the vessel (GOLAR GLACIER) had left after it loaded a shipment of liquefied gas from the liquefaction terminal at the port. The center stated that the imported movement of general cargo included thousands of tons of commodities, as the port received 10579 tons of corn, 7226 tons of scrap and 2712 tons of sugar. The port also received 3,497 tons of iron and 5,050 tons of ethylene chloride, in addition to the previous 23,277 tons of wheat. Read also Damietta port receives 5,000 tons of scrap and exports 2711 clinkers and indicated that the export movement of general cargo included many commodities such as 10379 tons of phosphate and 11850 tons of urea And 5506 clinker. The media center said that the total export movement from the containers reached 797 TEUs, including vegetables (potatoes, potatoes, ...

Source: Almalnews