Winner of Sixth of October dry port tender to be announced in November

The government will announce the winning consortium for the Sixth of October dry port tender in three weeks’ time, two months sooner than expected, Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir said, according to the press. Authorities have already selected the winning bid, but El Wazir didn’t disclose the information. Hassan Allam and Elsewedy are each in a consortium with a number of international companies including Concord, Malaysia’s PSA, Schenker Egypt and 3A International. These two consortiums are the only two competing for the tender.