DCHC receives container ships with a draft of 15 meters ||Sep 2020


Damietta Container & Cargo Handling Company received the container ship New York Express, which is affiliated with the Hapag-Lloyd shipping line. The dimensions of the New York Express ship are 366 meters in length and 48 meters in width, and the draft is 15 meters with a maximum load of 14,000 TEUs. It is worth noting that Damietta Container and Cargo Handling Company is currently implementing a giant project to consolidate and deepen the container berths so that it can receive giant container ships in service with a draft of 16.5 meters and a load of more than 20 thousand TEUs, and the station has started to implement the modern information system. NAVIS N4 to manage and operate the container terminal electronically, which reflects positively on the performance rates and efficiency of the terminal, thus confirming the terminal's readiness to compete as the strongest ports in the eastern Mediterranean region. Admiral / Alaa Mohamed Ibrahim - Chairman and Managing Director of the Board thanks and appreciation to all employees of the company in all sectors for their sincere efforts and dedication to work to raise the status of the company, and also many thanks to the Damietta Port Authority headed by Major General Walid Awad for coordination Full and fruitful between Damietta Container & Cargo Handling Company and Damietta Port Authority.