FGV Europa and CIITTA representatives visited the Suez Canal Economic Zone and learned about the region’s prospects for investments and projects.
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Arab Brazilian Chamber heads spoke with the Egyptian assistant foreign minister for American Affairs, Hazem Fahmy, about establishing a logistics area for grains in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.
Egypt’s canal was crossed by 1,847 vessels, with a net tonnage of 112.1 million tons in October.
A freighter registered in Panama grounded on the Canal this Thursday (9), but according to the Suez Canal Authority, the incident has been resolved, and traffic has not been interrupted.
For Jean Stoll of A.P. Moller-Maersk, containers that return to Brazil after exports to the Arabs are still little used. He spoke in a webinar on logistics this Tuesday (6).
General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) counselor Mohamed Abdelaziz discussed the features of the economic zone in webinar hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber on Tuesday (6).
Opportunities, challenges, and the role of the Suez Canal maritime route, in Egypt, will be discussed at the online seminar organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber on July 6. Registration open.
Egyptian president approved the Suez Canal Authority’s plan to widen and deepen the southern part of the canal, where a ship had got stranded in March.
Egypt’s Suez Canal remained obstructed for around a week because of a stranded ship. This is expected to cause delays in the delivery of goods from Brazil to some Arab countries. The Canal is one of shortest shipping routes between Brazil and the Gulf.
A ship that had blocked the Egyptian canal for the past seven days was cleared on Monday, 29, as the result of maneuvers. According to canal authorities, it will be three days before other ships can sail through the Suez Canal.
Brazilian Secretariat for Ports director of New Concessions and Port Regulation Policies Fabio Lavor said that despite the pandemic, the highest industry throughput on record is expected this year. He spoke during a webinar hosted by the Arab Chamber and the Union of Arab Chambers this Wednesday (12).
The waterway connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea yielded USD 6.3 billion for Egypt in the 2018-2019 fiscal year, which ended June.
The business meeting will take place on November 7, in São Paulo, and will be attended by the country’s minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr, and Mohab Mamish, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, plus business owners.
Delegates from the Suez Canal Economic Zone gave a presentation to Brazilian executives this Wednesday (4) at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce headquarters.
