AD Ports Group has launched trial operations at Noatum Ports-Safaga Terminal in Egypt ahead of the terminal’s full operational launch later this year.
HE Lieutenant-General Eng. Kamel El Wazir, Minister of Transport – Egypt; and Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi – Managing Director and Group CEO, AD Ports Group; along with senior officials have conducted a site tour of the new multipurpose terminal in Safaga Port – Egypt.
The officials reviewed the terminal’s operations, systems, and processes, which are designed to ensure full operational readiness and the seamless delivery of services in accordance with the highest international standards.
Concession agreement
The Noatum Ports-Safaga Terminal is being delivered under a 30-year concession agreement signed in 2023 for the development and operation of the multipurpose terminal, in partnership with Egypt’s Red Sea Ports Authority (RSPA).
“This development is also expected to attract investments across industrial, logistics, warehousing, processing, and assembly sectors, while strengthening container and cargo transportation capabilities throughout the region, further supporting economic growth and trade development,” remarked Engr. El-Wazir.
Trade gateway
“Egypt is one of the Group’s most important international markets and serves as a major trade gateway along the Group’s global network, spanning Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South America,” added Captain Al Shamisi.
The Noatum Ports–Safaga Terminal will span approximately 810,000sqm featuring a 1,000m quay wall designed to handle up to 450,000 TEUs, alongside 5mn tonnes of dry bulk and general cargo, 1mn tonnes of liquid bulk, and 50,000 CEUs of Ro-Ro cargo.
