An emergency meeting of the authorities concerned with the port of Alexandria to facilitate and accelerate the movement of goods and merchandise rates, increase the rates of loading and unloading, and develop a scenario to deal with any developments related to the spread of the emerging Corna virus. Captain Tariq Shaheen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alexandria Port General Authority, held a meeting with representatives of a number of maritime transport authorities, in order to facilitate and speed up the movement of goods, increase the rates of loading and unloading, and develop a scenario to deal with any developments related to the spread of the new Corna virus. Rabban Shaheen said that this emergency meeting came in accordance with the directives of Lieutenant-General Kamel Al-Wazir, the Minister of Transport, on the need for full coordination regarding accelerating the work system while continuing to combat the transmission of infection with the Corona virus, as well as developing solutions with the police to facilitate the movement of port workers at the time of the ban in accordance with the decision of the Prime Minister, and to facilitate operations Electronic payment, and the continuation of disinfection and sterilization operations for individuals, ships, equipment, buildings, and goods under the supervision of agricultural and health quarantine, taking into account following the proper method in sterilizing goods according to their type so as not to be damaged.
Shaheen added that coordination was made during the meeting to allow trucks carrying goods even if they were empty so that the work cycle would not be affected, and coordination was also made on ways to implement the instructions of the Ministry of Health regarding what is prohibited and permitted while dealing with goods and merchandise in the event of an increase in the spread of the virus, as a working group was formed to study The operating method followed in Italian ports during the current crisis, in order to apply it in case - God forbid - the spread of the virus. Captain Shaheen stressed the allocation of a quarantine boat to facilitate their transfer to the outer anchor area to inspect the ships and their crews before entering the port and to follow up on disinfection and sterilization work. The power of attorney can submit an electronic request to more than one electronically linked entity, namely the Port Authority, Customs, Export and Import Control, and others to reduce gatherings. For his part, Reda Al-Ghandour, the official spokesman for the port, said that the conditions of prevention were taken into account during the meeting, where coordination was made, provided that the representation of the concerned authorities be minimal, and all attendees were examined before entering the meeting room, and the distances between those seated were taken into account. Al-Ghandour added that coordination was coordinated with the Safety Authority to extend the travel permit for 72 hours instead of 48 hours, to facilitate customers and sailors and reduce gatherings. Coordination was also made on the need to expedite the operations of loading and unloading, transporting and trading goods and merchandise, to provide strategic goods in the markets in accordance with the direction of the state. It was also agreed that all concerned parties would provide a hotline to deal with the public, moment by moment. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Chamber of Shipping, the Food Safety Authority, the Chamber of Commerce, container companies, export and import control, customs, police, agricultural quarantine, veterinary quarantine, quarantine, safety authority, and the Land and Maritime Transport Holding Company. 30/3/2020