The Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority has welcomed two new logistics projects in El Qantara West, part of an Egyptian-Turkish alliance including the Arab Organization for Industrialization, United Egy Group from Egypt, Sigma Logistics and Containers from Turkey, and Logi Trade from Turkey. The alliance aims to establish the ‘Sigma Egypt’ project, which will include two customs deposit yards for storage, handling, and repair of value-added containers over a total area of 100,000 square meters—50,000 in El Qantara West and 50,000 in Sokhna. The investment amounts to 4.2 million USD (equivalent to 203 million EGP) fully self-financed, creating about 100 direct jobs. The customs deposit yards represent a qualitative leap in integrating logistics activities within the zone, reducing supply chain costs, increasing container throughput efficiency, and supporting Egypt’s strategy to become a leading logistics platform connecting the continents.

These projects develop value-added services for shipping lines, leverage advanced infrastructure, and align with global changes in maritime transport and logistics, meeting the growing demand for integrated storage and handling solutions. They also support sustainable development and investment attraction in logistics services, capitalizing on the strategic ports of the Suez Canal Economic Zone as a gateway for global trade and logistics integration.