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The cargo, transported on behalf of global shipping line CMA CGM, arrived at the Red Sea Container Handling Company’s terminal at Sokhna Port, with each train carrying 25 containers, according to a ministry statement.
The transport ministry said the operation is part of the Sokhna–Alexandria logistics corridor and supports its broader plan to develop eight integrated logistics corridors linking seaports with dry and land ports, border areas, and production zones via Egypt’s railway network.
Under the operation, containers were moved from production and packaging zones in Robbiki by rail to Sokhna Port, where they will be handled and loaded onto vessels bound for international markets.
The ministry noted that the model reflects Egypt’s efforts to expand multimodal transport, accelerate trade movement, reduce transport costs, and improve supply chain efficiency.
It added that the operation strengthens Sokhna Port’s position as a key hub on the Red Sea and in the Middle East, citing its strategic location on global trade routes and its growing role in supporting transit trade and connecting regional and international markets.
Ongoing development work at Sokhna Port includes expanding berths and terminals, upgrading logistics corridors, and improving links with road and railway networks to increase capacity and operational efficiency, the ministry stated.
These projects are part of Egypt’s broader strategy to position itself as a regional hub for transport, logistics, and transit trade, it added.
The move also supports efforts to shift more cargo from roads to rail and integrate production zones with seaports, dry ports, and logistics areas.
Last week, Egypt’s National Railways signed four contracts worth 690 million euros with an Alstom-led consortium to modernize strategic rail corridors linking Greater Cairo, Alexandria, industrial zones, dry ports, and seaports.
The latest shipment from Robbiki Leather City to Sokhna Port is part of a broader effort to create integrated logistics routes connecting industrial production areas with export gateways.
It also supports the government’s plan to establish eight integrated logistics corridors linking industrial, agricultural, and mining production areas with Red Sea and Mediterranean ports.
Sokhna Port has been central to this strategy. In January, Egypt began commercial operations at Red Sea Container Terminal 1 at Ain Sokhna Port, describing it as a major step in its plan to turn the country into a regional hub for transport, logistics, and transhipment.
The terminal is part of the wider Sokhna–Alexandria corridor, designed to link the Red Sea with the Mediterranean and strengthen Egypt’s role in global supply chains.
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