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Ain Sokhna is a main industrial and logistical hub located at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal. It combines port facilities, industrial and residential areas and paved roads and railways. It also links all of them to Cairo and Suez.
More than 162 km² of a total of 210 km² of Ain Sokhna is allocated for manufacturing purposes. The area is designed to accommodate heavy, medium and light industries as well as commercial facilities. There are also opportunities for real estate development and for building residential compounds. Activities related to maritime transport and shipbuilding, repair services, ship refueling, container scrapping and recycling.
Ain Sokhna is a main industrial and logistical hub located at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal. It combines port facilities, industrial and residential areas and paved roads and railways. It also links all of them to Cairo and Suez.
More than 162 km² of a total of 210 km² of Ain Sokhna is allocated for manufacturing purposes. The area is designed to accommodate heavy, medium and light industries as well as commercial facilities. There are also opportunities for real estate development and for building residential compounds. Activities related to maritime transport and shipbuilding, repair services, ship refueling, container scrapping and recycling.
It is considered a gateway to the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Arab Gulf states and Asia. Ain Sokhna port is located on the western coast of the Gulf of Suez, about 43 km south away from Suez, with an area of 22.3 km², and with a draft reaches up to 18 meters. Due to the large surrounding areas, the port soon became a major industrial center serving local and international markets.
The expansion plans include the work of new container terminals, general cargo terminals and dry and liquid cargo terminals, with the provision of logistical services, storage and distribution centers and the establishment of a dry port. In addition, investment will be made in modernizing port vehicles and container handling equipment.