During his visit to Italy, Lieutenant General Engineer Kamel Al-Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Development, Minister of Industry and Transport, accompanied by Ambassador Bassam Rady, Egyptian Ambassador to Italy, visited the port of Trieste.
He was received by the president and leaders of the port, where the minister and his accompanying delegation inspected the port and was briefed on all the activities being offered and the future plan for expansion of the port, which is considered one of the most important ports in Italy and the European region. The Adriatic Sea is mainly used as a sea port for goods, and is considered an important transit point for goods. Heading to the center
The Minister then held a meeting with Andrea Diasparo – Vice President of Danieli Company and a member of the Board of Directors of the company specializing in the production of iron production equipment and all types of equipment. Andrea Diasparo stated that the company is looking forward to establishing a factory to produce iron raw materials in Egypt to produce seamless pipes (seamless). As it owns a steel production factory and needs iron ore and pellets in the production process, it is keen to expand its business in Egypt more than other countries in the Middle East.
Lieutenant General Engineer Kamel Al-Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, and in the presence of Matteo Salvini, Deputy Prime Minister and Italian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, and maritime transport leaders in Italy, participated in the large celebration held by the Italian side in the port of Trieste on the occasion of the operation of the Egyptian-Italian RoRo line and the arrival of the first flight from Font
During the celebration activities, Lieutenant General Engineer / Kamel Al-Wazir congratulated the political leadership, the government and the peoples of the two friendly countries on the operation of the Egyptian-Italian RoRo line, stressing that the sustainable operation of this line between Egypt and Italy is the product and result of great efforts by the Egyptian and Italian sides to create a green corridor between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic. Italian transport of goods using refrigerated and dry trucks, which embodies the distinguished relations between the political leadership and the peoples of the two friendly countries.
He pointed out that this sea line is considered a permanent and stable bridge of friendship between the two countries and not just a commercial line for transporting goods, noting that operating the line will contribute to opening export markets for Egyptian exports of agricultural goods in the Italian and European markets, and that this operation comes within the framework of the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic. Transforming Egypt into a regional center for transport, logistics and trade.
He added that the project will contribute to enhancing Egypt’s ability to make it a central logistics region between Europe and Africa, and benefiting from European expertise in the field of land transport, as well as increasing and enhancing commercial opportunities and supporting Egyptian exports of industrial products and agricultural crops by facilitating the penetration of the Egyptian product to various European markets as well as Reduced shipping costs and delivery time for goods.
The new line will provide rapid access for products to all European cities, as it will take only two and a half days for the shipment to arrive between the ports of Damietta and Trieste, compared to about 6 days using traditional methods, which will enhance the competitiveness of the Egyptian product in those markets in addition to contributing to providing direct and indirect job opportunities. Directly to the administrative employees of transport companies, shipping companies and shipping agents, as well as providing more than 2,000 job opportunities for Egyptian drivers.
On the sidelines of the ceremony celebrating the operation of the Ruhr line, Lieutenant General Engineer Kamel Al-Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, held an extensive meeting with Matteo Salvini, Deputy Prime Minister and Italian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, to discuss strengthening cooperation between the two sides in various fields of transport.
At the beginning of the meeting, Lieutenant General Engineer / Kamel Al-Wazir praised the existing cooperation between the two sides in implementing a number of projects in the fields of (smart transportation on roads, subways, railways, and maritime transport), stressing the aspiration to increase the volume of cooperation between the two sides in the fields of transport and industry.
The two sides discussed the discussions currently taking place between the Egyptian Ministry of Transport and the Italian Railway Company to discuss the possibility of the company submitting an offer to manage and operate the high-speed electric train network in Egypt, as well as the discussions regarding the participation of the Salchev Company with the Airtrack Company, affiliated with the Egyptian Railways Authority, to establish a company specializing in railway renovations so that The new company is implementing the renewal of accumulated distances, which amount to about 2,000 kilometers, or the construction of new lines, in addition to cooperation with Mermek Company. Italian company in various railway fields, such as supplying a track inspection machine and developing signaling systems on the Al-Fardan/Bir al-Abd line, and the importance of the company establishing a large factory for signaling systems in Egypt with the aim of localizing such high-tech industries in Egypt to reduce dependence on the foreign component, in addition to making Egypt a regional center for the company in Such industries.
For his part, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure stressed his happiness with the operation of the Egyptian-Italian RoRo line, which embodies the depth of relations between the two sides, stressing the interest in increasing the volume of cooperation with the Ministries of Transport and Industry in Egypt, especially with the great development that Egypt is witnessing in various fields, indicating that it is one of the plans. He will visit Egypt in the first quarter of 2025 to continue discussing common cooperation topics between the two sides.
