Egypt: SCZone to launch bunkering service at East Port Said Port and Ain Sokhna Port

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Published Wed, 31st May 2023
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Chairman of SCZone Waleid Gamal El-Dien also said green fuel bunkering will be available soon with the signing of several MoUs to establish hydrogen and green ammonia plants.

The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) on Sunday (28 May) reportedly announced the bunkering service at East Port Said Port and Ain Sokhna Port will be launched “in a few days”, according to Egypt today.

Chairman of SCZone Waleid Gamal El-Dien reportedly said this during his participation at the EBRD’s 32nd Annual Meeting and Business Forum.

According to the Egyptian Maritime Transport, the East Port Said Port is situated in a distinguished location at the east of the northern entrance of Suez Canal, in the conjunction of three continents and on the crossroad of the confluence of the east and the west.

Meanwhile, Ain Sokhna is a main industrial and logistical hub located at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal. It is considered a gateway to the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Arab Gulf states and Asia.

Manifold Times previously reported Egypt awarding the first licence to international companies for bunkering ships in the Egyptian ports to Minerva Bunkering. It was also announced Minerva will start providing its services of refuelling vessels in Port Said.

Waleid Gamal El-Dien added green fuel bunkering will be available soon with the signing of several Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) to establish hydrogen and green ammonia plants.

SCZone has signed 23 memorandums of understanding, including nine framework agreements for green fuel production and green bunkering.

On 14 May, SCZone announced the arrival of bunkering service vessels in the waiting area of Port Said port to start the necessary preparations for launching the bunkering services at SCZONE affiliated ports.

This comes within the framework of Egypt’s transformation into a regional hub for providing marine services and ship bunkering to lead energy trading regionally and play a vital role in the bunkering global map.

Waleid Gamal El-Dien, commenting on the preparations, said: “The national committee, entrusted with studying and designing the new marine services system for bunkering, has finished setting the technical and legal standards to start launching this service likewise the global hubs in supplying ships in Singapore, Fujairah, and Rotterdam.”

“The committee includes members from SCZONE, the Suez Canal Authority, the Ministry of Petroleum, and the Ministry of Transport.”

He added the CRONUS FUEL SUPPLY UNIT (FSU) of displacement of 150,000 dwt, and two supply barges are currently at anchor at the waiting area of Port Said port, awaiting final procedures to start operations of the service “within days”.

“The two supply barges are ANDROS, with a tonnage of 4,000 dwt, and KYTHIRA, with a tonnage of 6,000 dwt. We are finishing the preparations inside the waiting area in Port Said port to start operating the service within days,” he said.

Photo credit: Suez Canal Economic Zone
Published: 31 May, 2023

Egypt: SCZone to launch bunkering service at East Port Said Port and Ain Sokhna Port

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