Egypt’s Star Shine Shipping and Logistics (SSSC) will build a 25k green and environmentally friendly logistics center in Alexandria’s Margam Industrial Zone, company Chairman Hossam El-Deeb told Al Borsa. The project’s first phase will be implemented with investments worth EGP 50 mn (c. USD 1 mn) over an area of 10k square meters. Equipment for the first phase is en route with delivery expected next month and operations to follow in December, El-Deeb added.

What we know: The new center will provide a range of logistics services including storage, packaging, unloading, container cleaning, and refrigerated container maintenance. It will also provide services for shipping cars, buses, and electrical equipment, and will store shipper-owned containers (SOC) and non-vessel operating common containers (NVOCC) and conduct scheduled maintenance for all types of containers, according to the news outlet.

Star Shine has expansion plans: The company inked an MoU in October 2023 with Industrial Development Group (IDG) to develop and operate the new dry port in Kom Abu Radi in Beni Suef in Egypt.

About Star Shine: The Alexandria-based Star Shine Shipping and Logistics is a terminal services provider, managing customs clearance, project forwarding, supply chain management, inland transportation, and logistics solutions, according to the company’s website. The company operates in three of Egypt’s largest container terminals in Egypt: Alexandria Container Terminal, China Container Terminal, and Tahya Misr Container Terminal, Al Borsa writes.

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