Egytrans Nosco and Nafith International landed a 25-year concession to digitize truck management at Ain Sokhna Port, according to a statement (pdf). The project, backed by over EGP 1 bn in investment, will see the partners develop a 167k sqm site within the Suez Canal Economic Zone to regulate truck traffic using real-time planning and digital yard management platforms.

Why it matters: The port is over-performing against its targets and needs the capacity boost. Sokhna Port is seeing a massive surge in volume, with 1Q 2025 throughput hitting 285k TEUs, around 26% above target. While the port’s infrastructure is being outpaced by volume, the overheads of trucking — incurred by idling fleets and unpredictable turnaround times — directly eat into margins. The project aims to reduce operating costs by up to 30% and cut waiting times by over 40%.

The partnership aims to boost operational capacity by up to 60% within the first two years of operation, easing congestion at the port. By implementing a smart flow system, the partners expect to handle 800-1.1k trucks daily. For the private sector, this translates to lower transport costs, faster cargo release cycles, and better fleet utilization.

It’s part of a wider digital push by the two companies, which also partnered to set up a 114k sqm smart truck yard in West Port Said Port last year, backed by an EGP 250 mn investment. Egytrans CEO Abir Leheta told EnterpriseAM in December about the firm’s “serious commitment to tech in the sector.” “We firmly believe that digitization can improve not just our company’s performance, but the performance of the economy as a whole by improving the movement of transport within the country,” she said.

Data point: Trucking is the undisputed heavyweight of inland logistics in Egypt, with road transport handling over 90% of internal freight movement, according to the Transport Ministry.

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