The SCZone Authority succeeded in developing quay Abbas which helps enhancing the cooperation between the SCZone Authority, through developing the infrastructure & the contributions of the private sector in establishing mega projects, says an article published on zawya.
Emirates partnership
This event coincides with the celebration the 30th anniversary of Life Chemicals Group (the Egyptian partner in the New Horizons Tank Terminal – NHTT) .
The project is an Egyptian- Emirates partnership between Life Chemicals Group ( LCG ) represented by by Eng. Maged Mohamed Shafik the CEO and Petrochem Middle East Fze -Dubai – UAE ( PME ) represented by Mr. Yogesh Mehta the CEO , where PME is ranked as Middle East no one distributor for liquid chemicals and ranked as no 11 globally.
First ship
The Vessel (Orchid Madeira) is the first ship to berth at Abbas quay, after renovation, and it is also the first ship to be discharged at New Horizon Tank Terminal.
The vessel was sailing from Shuaiba port at Kuwait loading 4000 MT Glycols produced by (Equate Petrochemical company).
Egyptian industrial companies
Shafik stated: ‘The project contributes to providing direct and indirect job opportunities, and also contributes to assisting Egyptian industrial companies in exporting their products at a competitive logistical cost for export development. The project also allows importing raw materials not produced in the Arab Republic of Egypt, but they are essential for industry and the development of the industry as well as the sector of Petroleum, especially the raw materials required for the production of natural gas.’
Total storage capacity
The total area is 15,600 square meters, with a total storage capacity of 51,000 CBM, and it consists of 27 tanks of different capacities and 4 discharging and loading pipe lines having draft up to 16 meters for 600 meter length of Abbas Quay.
The Terminal is equipped in accordance to the latest international systems in terms of safety, civil Deffence standards. We expect to handle more than 50-80 ships annually (exported and imported).
High-quality products
Eng. Maged Mohamed Shafik explained that the “Life chemicals Group (LCG) “ succeeded in providing essential chemical industries needs of high-quality products to meet the requirements of the Egyptian market and the Domistic industries and help in penetrating new markets for the Egyptian product through exporting to various countries.
Private sector
Shafik is supporting the principals announced by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to empower the private sector and support the industry, with no doubts that these directions contribute to strengthening the Egyptian economy and give a competitive edge regarding the foreign trade.
Technical quality standards
Life Chemicals Group (LCG) is committed to provide the highest possible level of services and technical quality standards by obtaining ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 certificates.
Eng. Maged Shafik stated: “Without the effort of the entire team ( the big family ) and their cooperation, we would not have achieved what we have achieved in terms of success, more over all our manpower are 100% Egyptians with their expertise that wonders our foreign partners and this reflects the value of the Egyptian worker who are trained and experienced in contributing directly and indirectly to the development of the Egyptian economy and industry in various fields.”
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Source: Zawya
