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DFDS to launch first Egypt-Italy ferry service for a decade

Gavin van Marle — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:39:27 +0000

DFDS has shown its intent to expand its Mediterranean market share, today unveiling a new weekly ferry service between its growing Italian hub of Trieste and the Egyptian port of Damietta.
The move represents the Danish operator’s first foray into the Egyptian market and comes just days after it cancelled its €500m purchase of the international network of Turkish transport group Ekol Logistics.
It is also the first direct ferry connection between ...

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Hapag-Lloyd boosts terminal network with new Damietta hub

Gavin van Marle — Wed, 11 May 2022 13:02:56 +0000

Hapag-Lloyd is set to grow its nascent terminal network, signing a deal with the Egyptian government and German terminal operator Eurogate to develop a new facility in the port of Damietta.
Damietta’s new Terminal 2 will have an annual handling capacity of 3.3m teu, with its first phase scheduled to open in 2024, slated to become Hapag-Lloyd and its THE Alliance partners’ prime east Mediterranean transhipment hub.
According to the eeSea liner ...

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