Gov’t extends bidding window for 6 October City dry port

The General Authority for Ports & Dry Land has extended the bidding window for the 100-feddan Six October City dry port project for an additional month, Al Borsa reported. The authority received several requests from interested investors to extend the deadline, which was initially set as last Wednesday, according to an unnamed source. The project, which will be developed under a PPP framework, will require an initial investment of around USD 100 mn, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat had said.