MOTORWAYS OF THE SEA
New agreement between Italy and Egypt on short sea shipping

DEC, 08.2008
 

 

“Italy and Egypt have a central role in the development of the Mediterranean and the maritime agreement, just signed by Altero Matteoli and the Egypt's Transport minister Lofty Mansour, in Rome, will have a positive impact in this direction”, Italian Transport minister, said.

By the new agreement, the two countries will operate new lines to develop the short sea shipping by the existent and new motorways of the sea.

The optimization of sea transport and the efficiency of the ports system and checking on the arrival and departure of merchandises can help the economic trade between Italy and Egypt to increase. The trade in the last four years has brought Italy to third place as supplier and first place as customer of Egypt.