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Sokhna terminal shifts to 80 percent feeder traffic
The Hindu BusinessLine··16 Sept
DP World's Sokhna terminal in Egypt now handles about 80 percent of container traffic on feeders and 20 percent on mainline vessels, reversing the pre-crisis mix, COO Avnash Iyer said. The port sits about 130 km from Cairo at the southern Suez Canal entrance. Feeders range from 1,200 to 5,000 TEUs. Mainline ships up to 18,000 TEUs can call.
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What It Means For You
- India-Egypt and India-Mediterranean boxes now move more often on feeder ships calling Sokhna rather than on mainline vessels.
- Shippers routing via the southern Suez entrance face a terminal mix of about 80 percent feeders and 20 percent mainline.
- Feeders of 1,200 to 5,000 TEUs dominate calls, while the berth can still take mainline ships up to 18,000 TEUs.
What's Happening
- DP World's Sokhna terminal COO Avnash Iyer said feeders now handle about 80 percent of container traffic.
- Mainline vessels account for about 20 percent, reversing the pre-crisis mix.
- The port sits about 130 km from Cairo at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal.
Why Feeder Share Rose
- Before the Red Sea crisis, about 80 percent of Sokhna container traffic rode mainline ships and 20 percent rode feeders.
- Iyer said Chinese operators also used the disruption to open new trade links through the terminal.
- Freight forwarder J Krishnan said carriers will reassess Cape of Good Hope diversions if Red Sea attacks return.
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