{"id":708864,"date":"2026-06-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=708864"},"modified":"2026-06-09T02:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T02:48:00","slug":"trial-operations-kick-off-at-ad-ports-safaga-2-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/06\/09\/trial-operations-kick-off-at-ad-ports-safaga-2-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial operations kick off at AD Ports\u2019 Safaga 2 terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>The Transport Ministry began trial operations yesterday <\/strong><strong>at the Safaga 2 <\/strong><strong>multi-purpose terminal<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/almalnews.com\/2117853\/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%C2%AB%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7-2%C2%BB-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA\/\" style=\"\">Al Mal<\/a> reports, citing unnamed sources. The UAE\u2019s AD Ports Group \u2014 which <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/12\/19\/ad-ports-taps-hassan-allam-construction-for-safaga-terminal-infrastructure\/\" style=\"\">tapped Hassan Allam Construction<\/a> for infrastructure works \u2014 completed phase one of the superstructure, with a total investment of USD 200 mn. The terminal is Upper Egypt\u2019s first internationally operated port and contractually requires AD Ports to handle 500k containers annually during its first five years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> The terminal gives Safaga more muscle at a time when the port is becoming a more important node in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/hardhats\/shippers-weigh-long-term-case-for-europe-egypt-gcc-road-leg\/\" style=\"\">Europe-Egypt-GCC corridor<\/a> \u2014 cargo can land at Mediterranean ports, move overland to Safaga, and cross by ferry into Saudi Arabia and Gulf markets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Magnite made in Egypt<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Nissan rolled out the first Africa-made Nissan Magnite from its Sixth <\/strong><strong>of<\/strong><strong> October factory<\/strong>, according to a Cabinet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AA-nissan-magnite-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AF\/1586138940223187\/\" style=\"\">statement<\/a>. The model is made with up to 55% local content and is the automaker\u2019s third locally assembled model. Nissan plans to export 7k of the 17k Magnite units it produces annually. The rollout follows Nissan\u2019s USD 45 mn investment pledged in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/12\/05\/nissan-egypt-to-invest-usd-45-mn-in-new-locally-assembled-model\/\" style=\"\">December 2024<\/a> to upgrade its local passenger-car assembly lines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT-<\/strong> The rollout aligns with the government\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/03\/17\/industry-ministry-pushes-for-100k-vehicles-a-year-and-60-local-content-in-an-auto-industry-reboot\/\" style=\"\">Automotive Industry Development<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/03\/17\/industry-ministry-pushes-for-100k-vehicles-a-year-and-60-local-content-in-an-auto-industry-reboot\/\" style=\"\">Program<\/a>, which targets 100k vehicles annually with 60% local content. For Nissan, the Egypt plant is its only passenger-vehicle manufacturing base in Africa after it sold its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/inside_industry\/how-egypt-became-the-top-destination-for-automotive-investment-in-the-middle-east\/\" style=\"\">South Africa factory<\/a> earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Kuwaiti deposit stays<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Kuwait rolled over its USD 2 bn deposit at the Central Bank of <\/strong><strong>Egypt <\/strong><strong>for an additional year after it matured in April<\/strong>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/economics\/135634\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A\/\" style=\"\">Arabic<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/economics\/135634\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A\/\" style=\"\">press<\/a> reports, citing an unnamed CBE official. We heard about the CBE moving to renew the Kuwaiti deposit back <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/04\/09\/central-bank-of-egypt-looks-to-renew-usd-2-bn-kuwaiti-deposit-as-regional-conflict-stalls-fdi-conversions\/\" style=\"\">in April<\/a>, and the confirmation comes as Egypt\u2019s foreign reserves continue their upward trajectory, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/06\/08\/tmg-deepens-saudi-ties-with-new-pif-real-estate-agreement\/\" style=\"\">rising by USD 125 mn in May to USD 53.13 bn<\/a> and extending a record-breaking streak that has lifted reserves by roughly USD 1.68 bn since the start of the year. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Learning about AI \u2014 in Arabic<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Local AI education platform Efham.ai secured an undisclosed <\/strong><strong>sum <\/strong><strong>from<\/strong><strong> AI-focused investment firm Foras AI to scale up its Arabic-language tech training<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wamda.com\/2026\/06\/efhamai-secures-investment-forasai-democratise-ai-learning-arabic\" style=\"\">Wamda<\/a> reports. The startup will use the fresh capital to launch more than 100 AI training lessons by the end of 3Q 2026 across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, and other Arab markets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Making AI accessible:<\/strong> Developed by local tech firm NixAI, Efham.ai aims to build the region\u2019s first community dedicated to learning about AI in Arabic. It delivers its educational content in Egyptian colloquial Arabic to simplify complex technical concepts, helping users apply AI tools for content creation, product development, entrepreneurship, and fundraising.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Raising our aircraft fleet <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>EgyptAir<\/strong><strong> plans<\/strong><strong> to add 28 new aircraft to its fleet in 2026 and 2027<\/strong> as part of a wider goal of expanding its fleet to 125 planes in the coming years, Civil Aviation Minister Sameh El Hefny <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid08pgAJHVhmvumXRyemnfb2MkWLH873MBpJ3nXg5RteMcw1VkxDDVjfmA26TFigmp9l\" style=\"\">said<\/a> yesterday. The flag carrier currently owns 72 aircraft. AirCairo\u2019s fleet is also set to expand from 42 aircraft to 82 within the next four years, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus: Nissan rolls out first locally assembled Magnite from its Sixth of October plant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":708865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7209],"tags":[7094,111,144,271,72,7111,145,131,132],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-708864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-also-on-our-radar","tag-ai","tag-also-on-our-radar","tag-automotive","tag-central-bank-of-egypt","tag-enterpriseam","tag-infrastructure","tag-logistics","tag-manufacturing","tag-trade","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"852fcf98-c115-471c-ac07-31838a0b7b85","order":"9","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/6\/538.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Safaga 2 terminal begins trial operations","related_issue":[708849],"teaser":"Plus: Nissan rolls out first locally assembled Magnite from its Sixth of October plant"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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