DP World Sokhna receives largest PIL vessel

Egypt-based DP World Sokhna, a marine terminal of global shipping terminal operator DP World, recently welcomed the M/V Kota Pekarang, one of the largest vessels owned by Pacific International Lines (PIL), the operator of Red Sea Service (RSS) from Xingang, China.

The ship is one of three 12,000 TEU container vessels PIL has added to its weekly service to DP World Sokhna Port, which includes seven vessels in total, said a statement.

At a welcome ceremony to celebrate the arrival of the PIL vessel and its crew, Captain Ashraf Elmoghanny, general manager of Sokhna Port, and Amr Hamed, DP World Sokhna’s container terminal commercial manager; presented a commemorative plaque to PIL Egypt’s delegation.

The delegation consisted of Amr Yakan, deputy managing director; Johan Schror, general manager; Ahmed Moustafa, country manager of operation division; Ibrahim Abu El Soud, Sokhna branch manager; and Hatem Elkady, marine operation manager.