Today, Sunday,14/7/2024, Mr. Rear Admiral / Ahmed Abdel Moati Hawash held his first meeting with the leaders of the Alexandria Port Authority and its employees following his assumption of the presidency of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Alexandria Port in accordance with the decision of Mr. Lieutenant General / Kamel Al-Wazir - Minister of Transport No. 423 of 2024, The meeting was attended by Rear Admiral Nihad Shaheen Ali Shaheen - former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alexandria Port Authority, who recently assumed the position of Deputy Minister of Transport. The meeting began with Rear Admiral/ Deputy Minister of Transport and Rear Admiral / Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alexandria Port thanking Mr. Lieutenant General / Kamel Al-Wazir - Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Transport and Industry for the confidence he expressed through these decisions in the leadership. Maritime transport and their ability to achieve the state’s vision of transforming the maritime transport system in general and the Alexandria Port Authority in particular into a global center for transport and logistics. In the same context, Rear Admiral Ahmed Hawash emphasized his awareness of the remarkable development witnessed by the ports of Alexandria and Dekheila over the past years, whether in terms of operational and administrative performance development, or in terms of supporting capacity and commitment to global environmental standards, or in terms of significant development in completion rates. Investment projects. His Excellency stressed his keenness to complete the process of achievements, development and advancement of the General Authority of Alexandria Port under the directives of the political leadership and the Lieutenant General / Minister of Transport - and to work diligently to follow up on the implementation of investment projects, finalize them and operate them with the highest level of quality and efficiency. His Excellency also stressed the importance of the work system at Alexandria Port providing all means of cooperation with port customers and the port community to ensure the quality of services provided and the smoothness of the work system, as well as achieving integration between the projects and activities of Alexandria Port and all other Egyptian ports in light of the integrated vision of the Ministry of Transport to develop the Egyptian maritime transport system. To be a global center for transportation and logistics. In a related context, His Excellency emphasized to the workers of the Alexandria Port Authority that the most important element in the development of the Alexandria Port is the human element, as among His Excellency’s priorities will be developing their capabilities, encouraging innovation and institutional development, building capabilities and qualification, as well as granting all workers the rights and benefits they deserve guaranteed by the law and the governing regulations. It is noteworthy that Mr. Rear Admiral Ahmad Abdel Moati Hawash obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Naval Sciences and Maritime Studies in 1986 and attended many teams and courses in the military and civil fields inside and outside the Arab Republic of Egypt. He also obtained a Master’s degree in military sciences from the Arab Republic of Egypt and a Master’s degree in college. Staff from the USA and Master in International Transport and Logistics. Mr. Rear Admiral Ahmed Abdel Moati Hawash held many leadership positions throughout his military service. He also served as Vice President of the Egyptian Authority for the Safety of Maritime Navigation, then Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Red Sea Ports, and also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority. For Damietta Port, before the issuance of the decision of the Lieutenant General/Minister of Transport - appointing him as Chairman of the General Authority of Alexandria Port, effective 6/7/2024.