Egypt to establish Mediterranean port, industrial zone in Gargoub

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi followed up on the development of a Mediterranean seaport in Gargoub, west of Egypt, along with an industrial zone and a logistics area in a Tuesday meeting.

Sisi met with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly,  Minister of Housing Assem El-Gazzar, Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir, Commander of the Navy Lieutenant General Ashraf Atwa, and head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Major General Ahmed El-Azazy.

The President was briefed on means to achieve optimal utilization of the strategic location and the economic and environmental components of Gargoub area. 

The mega project includes a commercial containers port, an industrial zone, a logistics area, and international tourism centers to maximize returns from serving trade traffic between Egypt, Europe and Africa.