German shipping group, Hapag-Lloyd, has confirmed it has started building a new container transhipment hub in the Egyptian port of Damietta. With an annual handling capacity of 3.3 million TEU, the new facility is expected to start operations in the second half of 2024, before steadily ramping up operations to the end of 2025.
The terminal will be equipped with 50 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs), half of which will be powered by electricity, as well as 16 ship-to-shore cranes.
A joint venture,...
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