October Dry Port based in Egypt is set for pilot operations. The country’s Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir made the announcement and said the sof
October Dry Port based in Egypt is set for pilot operations. The country’s Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir made the announcement and said the soft opening coincides comes as part of state plans to consolidate cooperation with the private sector, to launch smart, green, and sustainable cities.
The port project is Egypt’s first dry port developed and managed through the public-private partnership model. It is a joint venture by the ministry’s General Authority for Land and Dry Ports (GALDP), and a coalition comprising Elsewedy Electric and Germany’s DB Schenker and funded by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
October Dry Port
The port is located in 6th of October City stretching over an area of 100 acres, located 25 kilometers west of the existing industrial zone on the Bahariya Oasis Road with access to regional ring road. It is also the first of 14 planned dry ports/logistics centers to be built across Egypt, and connected with railways and seaports, with a total capacity of five million containers a year.
The OPD spans over 100 feddans (one feddan equals 4,500 square meters), has a capacity of 720,000 containers a year, and is located 25 kilometers away from the city’s industrial zone. The ports’ goal is to serve all Egyptian ports specially Alexandria port with its 2 sectors Alexandria and Dekheila and reduce the pressure on roads. The infrastructure will provide 500 direct jobs, and 2,000 indirect jobs