Six consortiums are bidding for the Tenth of Ramadan dry port, Al Borsa News cited Amr Ismail, head of the General Authority for Ports.
The consortiums include Orascom Construction-Abu Dhabi Ports, Elsewedy Electric-CMA CGM, Samcrete-Portek, AlGhanim Group-China Hyper, one led by the Mediterranean Shipping Company and another by Bollore Logistics.
Ismail said that the consortiums have come forward with offers to build and operate the EGP 3.5 billion dry port and logistical hub.
The 250-feddan dry dock aims to serve the industrial area in a number of regions, Badr, Ain Sokhna, East Port Said, the new capital, and Tenth of Ramadan.
Ismail added that the authority is working on prepare an integrated plan to establish eight dry ports and five logistical hubs across the country and link them all to the railway network.
Source : Zawya
