Egypt: Damietta port receives 8,976 tons of scrap and exports 6,590 tons of sand

Published Feb 26, 2021

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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, pointing to the departure and arrival of many goods. The media center stated that the movement of imports from general cargo included thousands of tons of various commodities, as the port received 2,004 tons of corn, 8,976 tons of scrap and 1018 tons of beech wood. The port also received 528 tons of beans, 2,231 tons of lentils, 4,425 tons of honey and 4,578 tons of wheat.

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The Media Center pointed out that the export movement of general cargo included many commodities such as 9107 tons of phosphate, 6,170 tons of urea and 6,590 tons of sand, in addition to the above 500 tons of quartz. Read also The port of Alexandria proposes the marine passenger terminal for exploitation for a period of 15 years and the media center stated that the total The export movement of containers reached 699 TEUs, including vegetables (potatoes, potatoes, beans, parsley, and frozen mixed vegetables), agricultural crops (super pulp, wormwood, basil, garlic, alfalfa, hibiscus and onions), and fruits (oranges, strawberries, tangerines, grapefruit and dates), which are exported to Algeria Morocco, the Emirates, Singapore, Greece, Italy, Russia, America, China, England, the Netherlands and Germany. The media center indicated that the number of incoming containers reached 589 TEUs, while the number of transit containers reached 1835 TEUs. Also read wheat, corn and sugar, the ...

Source: Almalnews