The government of Egypt’s long-term strategy for transport is based on maintaining a reliable logistics value chain by increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of its infrastructure. The Covid-19 pandemic affected global supply lines and caused disruptions to transport connections and cross-border travel from 2020 into 2022, with demand shocks being felt across multiple...
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Articles & Analysis | Maritime network upgrades and digitalisation efforts boost Egypt's capacity and competitiveness from The Report: Egypt 2022
Articles & Analysis | Egypt's shipping industry works to reduce its carbon footprint from The Report: Egypt 2022
As environmental concerns become increasingly pressing for governments and businesses alike, the shipping industry is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint. In August 2021 Danish shipping company Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping line, announced that it had invested $1.4bn in eight new vessels to be powered by methanol, rather than oil-based fuels. The ships...
Articles & Analysis | Improving Egypt's logistics infrastructure to facilitate trade from The Report: Egypt 2022
As one of the busiest passenger and cargo centres in Africa, Egypt’s transport and logistics sector is among the country’s priority drivers of economic growth. There have been concerted efforts by the government to leverage and transform the transport network via a substantial 10-year infrastructure plan, which aims to boost foreign trade, and manage urban and economic...
Chapter | Transport & Logistics from The Report: Egypt 2022
While the 2020-22 period saw supply-chain disruptions, the high number of transport projects under development has helped to bolster Egypt’s transport and logistics prospects. Indeed, 30,000 km of new roads are set to be completed by the end of 2024, and in May 2021 the government signed a memorandum of understanding to begin the development of the Bus Rapid Transit project on the Cairo Ring...
Located at the geographic centre of the MENA region, Egypt has a well-documented history that has seen it accumulate knowledge and wealth over millennia. Egypt proved resilient during the Covid-19 pandemic: it was the only country in the MENA region to record positive GDP growth in 2020. Its economy has been widely driven by the execution of Egypt Vision 2030. This plan notably aims to increase annual GDP to 12% in 2030.
Articles & Analysis | How is Qatar boosting transport capacity and connectivity from The Report: Qatar 2022
Qatar’s air and sea ports have long been central to the country’s economic expansion. The 2010 announcement that the country would host the 2022 FIFA World Cup accelerated the government’s drive to upgrade transport infrastructure, prompting significant increases in public financing. There is also a renewed emphasis on sustainability in the sector, as the development of...