Egypt ports handle 233 mln tons, 11.1 mln TEUs in 2025: Al-Wazir

Egypt handled 233 million tons of cargo and 11.1 million TEUs in containers at its ports in 2025, according to Minister of Shipping and Petroleum Industries Mohamed Al-Wazir. This surge in traffic occurred despite regional geopolitical tensions, thanks to investments in container and multipurpose terminals and partnerships with international shipping lines and terminal operators.

Egypt's ranking in the Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) rose to 19th globally from 23rd in 2024, securing first place in Africa and second among Arab nations. The UN shipping index evaluates countries' integration into global liner shipping networks based on factors like ship calls, container-handling capacity, shipping services, vessel size, and direct connections to other countries.

The Egyptian government aims to place the country among the top 15 on the index by 2030 by enhancing port infrastructure and capacity, attracting major shipping lines, and developing logistics corridors linking Mediterranean and Red Sea ports with the Suez Canal and industrial areas. Al-Wazir also highlighted eight international logistics corridors connecting Egypt's ports and the Suez Canal with dry ports and industrial zones through the national railway network, high-speed electric railway, and motorways.

These corridors aim to reduce cargo-handling time and costs while strengthening Egypt's trade links with the Gulf, Levant, Africa, Asia, and Europe.