Egypt opens Al-Amiriya dry port in Alexandria with 700 million pounds in investments

Egypt's transport minister has inaugurated the Al-Amiriya dry port in Alexandria, built with 700 million Egyptian pounds of investments.

• Transport Minister Kamel el-Wazir inaugurated the Al-Amiriya dry port in Alexandria, covering 146,000 square meters.
• El-Wazir said the port, built for the National Company for Refrigeration and Supplies, would reduce congestion at seaports and on roads.
• El-Wazir announced plans to build 33 dry ports and logistics zones nationwide and nine land border ports, including Kafra.
• El-Wazir said Al-Amiriya is Egypt's second dry port after 6th of October, whose trading volume has grown 500 percent.