According to "World Top Container Ports" magazine , Port Said rank 34
with TEU throughput 2008: 3.250.000(+15%)

Egypt's Port Said Container & Cargo Handling Company(PSCCHC) has introduced a new pricing policy in response to the world economic downturn. The company said it wanted to encourage exporters, importers and investors, and attract them to co-operate with its container terminal and dry port.

The tariff of electric power supply for export reefer containers has been reduced by 50%, while import containers have been granted 10 days free storage as from discharging date, without calculating any extra charges for handling equipment.

The seven-day free storage period for egyptian export containers has been inccreased to 10days.

"The objective of such procedures is to ease the pressure on Egyptian exports and enlarge the volume of importscontainers, encouraging our clients and sharing with them through such discount," the company said in a statement.

In May, PSCCHC welcomed the HS Debussy, making the first call of the New India Sub Continent Europe Service(Nice) at the port. Nice deployes seven 4000-4500 teu container vessels.

June will see the first call at PSCCHC of UASC's Asia Mediterranean Container Service, which deploys seven 4200teu vessels.

Investment Minister confirms support for the demands of Port Said Company for Container Handling of expansion towards the east

PSCCHC attracts new lines through benefits to the customers

The allocation of the third station of the east Port Said to the Holding Company turn the balance in the marine transportation.

PSCCHC is considering new plans to address the decline in the handling rates

Holding Co. for maritime & land transport Requests to acquire the third station of the east Port Said