{"id":3612,"date":"2026-09-11T00:19:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3612"},"modified":"2026-09-11T00:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:19:24","slug":"an-unprecedented-surge-suez-canal-economic-zones-growth-exceeds-300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3612","title":{"rendered":"An unprecedented surge \u2013 Suez Canal Economic Zone\u2019s growth exceeds 300%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tie-wrapper\">\n<header id=\"theme-header\">  \t          <\/header>\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"content\">\n<article id=\"the-post\">\n<div>\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"674\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/amayei.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/07\/18D7DE6E-B858-41BA-A499-815E85E9B081-674x470.jpeg\" alt=\"World\u2019s largest container ship EVER ART crosses Suez Canal\" data-main-img=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><figcaption> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t EVER ART crosses Suez Canal  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,1\">Egypt\u2019s northern maritime gateways revealed a surge of operational growth throughout the 2025\/2026 fiscal year, consolidating the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/\">Suez Canal Economic Zone<\/a>\u2019s position as a dominant Eastern Mediterranean transshipment power.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"6,2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Transit volumes skyrocket across Port Said terminals<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">West Port Said:<\/b> Transit container traffic exploded by 301.7 percent year-over-year. The terminal processed 451,600 total\u00a0twenty-foot equivalent units ( TEUs), with transshipment units making up nearly half of all operations at 207,500 TEUs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>East Port Said:<\/strong> Total container handling reached 5.9 million TEUs, reflecting a 41.1 percent expansion. Transshipment cargo drove bulk activity, accounting for 5.5 million TEUs (93.2 percent of total volume).<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"6,4\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Bunkering and infrastructure modernization<\/b> Offshore marine fueling operations experienced parallel surges. Bunkering services supplied 1.25 million tons of marine fuel (+65.3 percent) across 2,289 vessels (+83.6 percent).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Modernization efforts at West Port Said are accelerating to capture future demand:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"6,6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Abbas Quay expansion:<\/b> Dredging and quay development extending berth capacity to 670 meters with a 14-meter draft.<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"6,6,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Digital and utility upgrades:<\/b> Complete overhaul of IT infrastructure, fire containment system, and power grids.<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"6,6,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Phase II construction:<\/b> Works stand at 60 percent completion for primary civil infrastructure and 26 percent for new administrative logistics complexes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,7\">According to SCZone Chairperson Mostafa Sheikhoun, the figures affirm the ports\u2019 resilience as high-capacity regional transshipment anchors, absorbing global supply chain shocks while maintaining operational momentum.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a id=\"go-to-top\" href=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/\"> \t\t\t<span><\/span> \t\t\t<span>Back to top button<\/span> \t\t<\/a> \t \t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EVER ART crosses Suez Canal Egypt\u2019s northern maritime gateways revealed a surge of operational growth throughout the 2025\/2026 fiscal year, consolidating the Suez Canal Economic Zone\u2019s position as a dominant Eastern Mediterranean transshipment power. 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