Egypt .. A decision to develop a “tank cemetery” east of the Suez Canal

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The industrial area is located in the east of Port Said On the Mediterranean, 7 kilometers from the city of Port Said, it is one of 4 areas under development along the canal, through which about 15 percent of global freight traffic passes.

Sameh Jabra, Executive Director of the Industrial Zone, said: "This area is located in a place that I see, the truth is that it is a genius place".

Jabra added that until recently, the area was a land famous for the destruction of military vehicles during the wars between Egypt AndIsrael.

The Israeli forces reached Suez Canal In the 1967 war, she remained there until the Egyptian forces expelled her October War 1973.

Jabra pointed out that over the past four years, the National Service Projects Organization has drained the soil and removed groundwater from an area covering 8 million square meters, which led to the preparation of the land sufficiently to deal with light and medium industries.

The project will be implemented in 4 phases covering an area of ​​16 million square meters in total, and these phases are scheduled to be completed within 15 years.

The project aims in the first phase to attract car companies in Egypt through the establishment of lines for painting, printing and production of car plates.

The first plant is scheduled to be completed in Industrial Zone It is a factory for the Egyptian National Railways Industry (NERC) to produce train and subway cars, by June 2023.

Jabra said construction work for the other factories is expected to begin by late 2022.

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The industrial area is located in the east of Port Said On the Mediterranean, 7 kilometers from the city of Port Said, it is one of 4 areas under development along the canal, through which about 15 percent of global freight traffic passes.

The executive director of the industrial zone, Sameh Jabra, said: “This zone is located in a place that I see in truth. It is a genius place.”

Jabra added that until recently, the area was a land famous for the destruction of military vehicles during the wars between Egypt AndIsrael.

The Israeli forces reached Suez Canal In the 1967 war, she remained there until the Egyptian forces expelled her October War 1973.

Jabra pointed out that over the past four years, the National Service Projects Organization has drained the soil and removed groundwater from an area covering 8 million square meters, which led to the preparation of the land sufficiently to deal with light and medium industries.

The project will be implemented in 4 phases covering an area of ​​16 million square meters in total, and these phases are scheduled to be completed within 15 years.

The project aims in the first phase to attract car companies in Egypt through the establishment of lines for painting, printing and production of car plates.

The first plant is scheduled to be completed in Industrial Zone It is a factory for the Egyptian National Railways Industry (NERC) to produce train and subway cars, by June 2023.

Jabra said construction work for the other factories is expected to begin by late 2022.

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