Within the framework of the directives of Mr. Lieutenant General Kamel Al-Wazir - Vice President of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Industry and Transport, towards continuous work to develop the performance rates of Egyptian ports to reach the vision of transforming into a global center for transport, trade and logistics. The movement of goods handling at the General Authority of Alexandria Port witnessed a significant increase during the month of July 2024 compared to the month of July 2023, as liquid bulk goods topped the list of goods that witnessed a qualitative jump during the month of July with an increase rate of 222.3%.Approximately 936 thousand tons were traded during the aforementioned month, while approximately 290 thousand tons were traded during the same month of 2023, due to the unprecedented increase in export quantities by approximately 422%, as this reflects the remarkable success of the state’s policies towards becoming a global hub. For trade and logistics Dry bulk goods also witnessed a significant increase in trading volume during the month of July 2024 compared to the month of July 2023, by approximately 63%, as approximately 2.7 million tons were traded during this month, while 1.6 million tons were traded during the same month in 2023. Contained goods came in third place in terms of the percentage of increase, as they witnessed an increase of 10.8% during the month of July 2024 compared to the month of July of 2023.Approximately 1.9 million tons were traded during the month, while 1.7 million tons were traded during July of the previous year. The percentage increase in the number of containers handled reached 36.7%. These increases in the trading movement of various types of goods resulted in an increase in the total trading volume during the month of July 2024 to 6.1 million tons, an increase of 39.3% compared to the month of July 2023.In a related context, ship traffic, in turn, witnessed a noticeable increase during the month of July 2024 compared to the month of July 2023, as liquid bulk ships topped the highest type of ships by 35.1%, with a total number of 50 ships, followed in the percentage of increase over the same month of the previous year by container ships by 26.2%. almost. The percentage increase in the number of dry bulk ships during July 2024 compared to July 2023 was about 23.5%, followed by ferries with an increase of 18.2%. In general, the percentage of increase in the total ship traffic in the port reached 14.1% during the month of July 2024 compared to the month of July 2023, when the number of ships reached 428 ships.These increases in circulation rates and navigation traffic come in light of the instructions and directives of Rear Admiral Ahmed Abdel Muti Hawash, Chairman of the Board of Directors, to achieve professionalism in performing work and providing all means of technical and operational support during towing and guidance operations by guides, pilotage crews and marine units, as well as follow-up and monitoring through The advanced technical systems in the pilotage tower and the Authority’s employees’ adoption of advanced technological methods to speed up procedures related to the docking and departure of ships, raise the standard rates for loading and unloading operations, and continuously strive to reduce congestion in the port.
