Egypt to accept tenders for 6 October dry port on 11 July

The Transport Ministry, in cooperation with the Finance Ministry, will begin on 11 July accepting tenders from companies hoping to build Egypt’s first dry port in 6 October City under the PPP framework, the Finance Ministry said. The project is the first of seven dry ports the two ministries will establish together. There are three consortiums competing for the project: one led by Concor India, and includes Malaysia’s PSA and Hassan Allam; a consortium made up of the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport and the UAE’s DP World; and one comprised of Elsewedy Electric, Schenker Egypt and 3A International.