Egyptian representative urges increased port cooperation with China 今日播报


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TarekElKhouly,vice-chairmanoftheForeignAffairsCommitteeoftheEgyptianHouseofRepresentatives,visitstheNewQianwanContainerTerminalinQingdao,eastChina"sShandongprovince,onApril23,2023.[PhotobyXuXiaoxuan/China.org.cn]

"It"samazingtoseeallofthesemachinesoperatedbycomputers,andit"sveryimportantforEgypttoapplysuchautomationtechnologiesatourports,"TarekElKhouly,vice-chairmanoftheForeignAffairsCommitteeoftheEgyptianHouseofRepresentatives,saidduringavisittotheNewQianwanContainerTerminal–Asia"sfirstfullyautomatedterminal.

Aspartofthe7thChina-AfricaYouthFestival,Khoulyandover40youthrepresentativesfromAfricancountriesvisitedQingdaoPort,eastChina"sShandongprovince,toseetheautomatedQianwanContainerTerminal.

TheQianwanContainerTerminalhasthecapacitytoaccommodatecontainershipscapableofcarryingupto24,000twenty-footequivalentunits(TEUs)andisdesignedtohandle5.2millionTEUcontainersannually.Theterminal"sautomationtechnologyreducesworkforcerequirementsby80%,makingit30%moreefficientthantraditionalterminals.

Egyptiskeentodevelopitsshippingindustry,particularlygivenitslocationborderingtheMediterraneanSeaandfeaturingAlexandriaPortandtheSuezCanal.KhoulybelievesEgyptshouldlearnfromChina"sautomatedterminaloperations,whichhesaidwerehighlyefficientandconvenient.

Inaddition,KhoulysuggestedthatEgyptcooperatewithChinatoboostportdevelopmentandimprovebilateraltradelinks.KhoulycitedCOSCOShippingPortsLtd(CSPL),aHongKong-listedcompany,investing$375millionfora25%stakeinanewcontainerterminalatEgypt"sAinSokhnaPort.CSPLwilloperatetheprojectfor30years,andtheterminal"sthroughputcapacityisexpectedtoreach1.7millionTEUcontainersaftercompletion.

SpeakingofChinaandEgypt"srichhistoriesandabundanttourismresources,Khoulyhighlightedtheneedforthetwocountriestojointlypromotemoderntouristdevelopmentandattracttouriststoeachother"scountries.

"DirectflightsbetweenEgyptandChinashouldbeincreased,"Khoulysaid."EgyptshouldalsodrawonChina"sexperienceintourismmanagementandsafetyguarantees."

KhoulyalsodiscussedtheneedtoenhancethesynergybetweentheChina-proposedBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)andEgypt"sVision2030toattractChineseinvestmentandstrengthenbilateraleconomicandtradeties.

OneoftheflagshipprojectsundertheBRIframeworkistheChina-EgyptTEDASuezEconomicandTradeCooperationZone,whichhasgraduallybecomeoneoftheimportantplatformsforChina-Egypteconomicandtradecooperation.

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