Most of Egypt’s grain and feed raw material imports pass through four ports: Alexandria and Dekheila on the north-west coast, Damietta in the eastern Delta, and Sokhna on the Red Sea. Alexandria alone handles around three-quarters of Egypt’s maritime trade, and new dry-bulk terminals are being built to receive vessels up to 240 metres long.
Stages of the journey
It starts with chartering the bulk vessel and supervising loading at origin, then coordinating berthing and discharge at the Egyptian port, customs clearance and inspections, and finally storage or direct loading onto trucks bound for feed mills and farms across the governorates.
Why an in-house logistics arm?
Every day of delay at port means demurrage and extra cost per tonne. Having the group’s own logistics arm means one party manages the shipment from contract to delivery, with no gaps between supplier, carrier and clearing agent.
