AD Ports Group has announced it will receive three new Panamax cranes from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (ZPMC), ordered for the Group’s new multipurpose cargo terminal in Safaga, Egypt.
This is expected to be operational in the second half of 2026.
Under a 30-year concession agreement signed with the Red Sea Ports Authority (RSPA) in 2023, the Group is developing and will operate a multi-purpose terminal in Safaga Port.
AD Ports Group is investing AED 193 million ($52.55 million) in three ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, and six hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for Noatum Ports – Safaga Terminal.
This is in addition to a contract for six ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, and 17 hybrid rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes awarded to Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (ZPMC) for a cost of over AED 420 million ($114.36 million) to be deployed in terminal projects in New East Mole Terminal in Pointe Noire – Republic of the Congo, and Noatum Ports, Luanda Terminal in Angola as announced by AD Ports Group in September last year.
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The impending delivery of the cranes signals the start of final preparations for Noatum Ports – Safaga Terminal, following the appointment, in December last year, of Hassan Allam Construction, Egypt’s leading engineering and construction company, to build the infrastructure of the multipurpose terminal on Egypt’s Red Sea coast, which will reportedly be the first internationally operated port terminal in Upper Egypt region.
The terminal’s area includes erecting superstructure, equipment, buildings, and utilities to create advanced facilities and infrastructure and handle diverse cargo including dry bulk, liquid bulk, containerised cargo and RoRo vehicles.
Noatum Ports – Safaga Terminal will encompass approximately 810,000 square metres, a 1,000-metre quay wall, with container capacity of 450,000 TEUs, 5 million tonnes dry bulk and general cargo capacity, 1 million tonnes liquid bulk capacity, RoRo 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.
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Ahmed Al Mutawa, AD Ports Group Regional CEO, said: “Noatum Ports – Safaga Terminal will support Egypt’s economic development with the creation of the Red Sea region’s most modern, efficient terminal facility, which will vastly improve the area’s connectivity and lower costs for traders and businesses.”
