"We are stretching our hands to our Chinese friends and we are encouraging all aspects of the initiative," said the Egyptian official, stressing that Egypt can be one of the main hubs for the initiative rather than a transit point.
For his part, Ajayy Kumar Singh, CEO of DP World Sokhna, said CHEC agreed to deliver the project in 2019 and he is confident of its ability.
"CHEC is one of the leading operators in building ports. We're happy to partner with them in this Basin 2 project. We're quite hopeful that they will deliver the project much ahead of the target date," Singh told Xinhua.
He said his company selected CHEC from many bidders to carry out the project after it met all the strict specifications set by DP World.
"Egypt has been growing tremendously in the last couple of years with new investments coming in, which has basically created a demand for a new additional capacity for our business in Egypt," Singh explained, adding that the new terminal basin is part of DP World's expansion plan for Sokhna Port.
The container business in Sokhna Port has grown by 10 percent and the bulk business has grown by about 30 to 40 percent from 2017 to 2018.
"This growth defines that Egypt has the potential to be a top country in the MENA region with its location at the edge of the Suez Canal that opens up a lot of trade routes to the country," the chief of DP World Sokhna said.
Dozens of enthusiastic Egyptian and Chinese workers as well as scores of trucks have been mobilized to start the new phase of the "Basin 2" project that is expected to be completed by the last quarter of 2019.
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