AD Ports Group appoints firm for terminal construction on Egypt's Red Sea coast

UAE port operator the AD Ports Group has appointed Egyptian contractor Hassan Allam Construction to build the infrastructure of Noatum Ports–Safaga Terminal on Egypt’s Red Sea coast, which will be the first internationally operated port terminal in Upper Egypt region.

The terminal’s area will encompass approximately 810,000 square metres, with 450,000 TEUs container capacity, five million tonnes dry bulk and general cargo capacity, one million tonnes liquid bulk capacity, Ro-Ro facilities with 50,000 CEUs capacity, as well as common areas.

The multiple facilities will include administration buildings, workshops, warehouses, and authority buildings, along with extensive infrastructure development including roads, utilities and security systems.

The project will feature a 48,000-square-metre concrete apron, an 80,354-square-metre container terminal with supporting infrastructure, and approximately 66,360 square metres for general cargo and break-bulk operations.

The terminal is part of approximately US$349 million in investments made by the AD Ports Group in Egypt over the last three years. These include the purchases of maritime companies Transmar, TCI and Safina, the planned construction of a Ro-Ro terminal in Ain Sokhna, and long-term concessions to develop and operate cruise terminals in Safaga, Hurghada, Ain Sokhna and Sharm El-Sheikh.