Red Sea ports handle 14,000 tonnes of cargo in one day
Egypt’s Red Sea Ports Authority handled 14,000 tonnes of cargo across 14 vessel movements on August 23, alongside 742 trucks and 157 vehicles.
Ports operated by Egypt’s Red Sea Ports Authority handled 14,000 tonnes of cargo through 14 vessel arrivals and departures on Sunday, August 23, according to a statement reported by the State Information Service of Egypt. The port activity comprised seven vessels handling imports of 4,000 tonnes of cargo, 317 trucks and 89 vehicles, while seven vessels involved in exports handled 10,000 tonnes of cargo, 425 trucks and 68 vehicles.
Safaga Port recorded four vessel arrivals — POSEIDON EXPRESS, PELAGOS EXPRESS, Al Hurriya and Al Hurriya 2. Three vessels — ALCUDIA EXPRESS, PRIDGE and Amal — departed the port. Meanwhile, Nuweiba Port handled 5,800 tonnes of cargo and 283 trucks through shuttle operations involving four vessels: Ayla, Al Hussein, Awr and Sina.
Passenger traffic also remained active, with the authority recording the arrival and departure of 1,300 passengers across its ports during the day. The figures highlight the continued role of Egypt’s Red Sea ports in handling cargo, vehicle and passenger flows along the country’s eastern maritime gateway.
Earlier this month, on August 9, ports operated by Egypt’s Red Sea Ports Authority also handled 13,000 tonnes of cargo across 10 vessels, alongside 666 trucks and 102 cars. Import activity accounted for 6,000 tonnes, while exports totalled 7,000 tonnes. Safaga Port recorded four vessel movements, while Nuweiba Port handled 4,400 tonnes of cargo and 237 trucks through shuttle operations involving three vessels. The ports also recorded 1,257 passenger movements, according to Egypt’s State Information Service.
