Suez Canal Container Terminal

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Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) (Template:Langx) is a container terminal located at Port Said East and functions as a transshipment centre for the Eastern Mediterranean at the northern entrance to the Suez Canal. The terminal has been operational since October 2004. Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) is a private joint venture company that obtained the concession to build, operate, and manage this new terminal. The majority (55%) shareholding of SCCT is held by APM Terminals. 20% of the shares are held by COSCO, 10% are held by Suez Canal & Affiliates, 5% by the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), and the remaining 10% are held by the Egyptian private sector.[1]

History

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Construction on the SCCT first started in 2003,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and a target date of October 1 of the following year was established. The Suez Canal Container Terminal became operational in October 2004.[1]

In 2007, the Egyptian government signed a concession agreement[2] for the progression of "Phase II" of the SCCT facility.[1]

See also

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