SCZone Chairman Walid Gamal El-Din attributed the achievement to the full support of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, which he said enabled the SCZone to make unprecedented strides in developing its ports and strengthening Egypt's position as a regional trade and logistics hub.
He added that the ranking is the result of state and SCZone
efforts to invest in modern infrastructure and adopt strategic reforms, in
close cooperation with the Suez Canal Authority and the Suez Canal Container
Terminal (SCCT), a subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk.
Gamal El-Din said the achievement is not an end but a new
stage towards more successes that will support Egypt's Vision 2030, reinforcing
its pivotal role as a global gateway for trade between East and West.
The CPPI measures port efficiency based on several criteria,
including vessel time in port, loading and unloading efficiency, infrastructure
quality, digitalization, and integration with transport and logistics networks.
The report noted that East Port Said is among the most improved container ports
between 2020 and 2024, rising from tenth place in the 2022 index.
The improvement is a result of a series of strategic investments and reforms, including the expansion of the container terminal, the implementation of digital port systems, and better vessel scheduling. A major expansion is currently underway at the SCCT terminal in East Port Said, aiming to increase its capacity by 2.1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) to a total of 6.6 million TEUs annually.