Egypt has inaugurated the Al-Amriya Dry Port in Alexandria as part of its efforts to improve cargo movement, ease congestion at seaports and reduce transportation costs. The transport ministry announced the opening on 14th October 2026, with Egypt’s Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir officially inaugurating the facility. Built with total investments of EGP 700 million Egyptian pounds ($13 million), the dry port occupies an area of 146,000 square metres.
The facility is designed to move shipping, storage and cargo-handling activities away from seaport quays, allowing goods to move more efficiently while reducing pressure on ports and roads and cutting waiting times. Al-Wazir highlighted the strategic importance of the Al-Amriya area, citing its location in Alexandria Governorate, its commercial and industrial significance, and its links with seaports and transport networks. He explained that the Al-Amriya Dry Port would strengthen cargo integration between the main Port of Alexandria and economic activity zones, bring logistics services closer to clients and streamline the movement of goods.
Rail Connectivity and Expansion of Inland Logistics Infrastructure
The project was developed for the National Company for Refrigeration and Supplies, a subsidiary of the National Service Projects Organization. According to the ministry, the facility is situated near the first line of Egypt’s high-speed electric train network and the diesel-powered rail network, providing connections with the country’s transport infrastructure. Al-Amriya is Egypt’s second dry port, following the 6th of October Dry Port, where Wazir reported that cargo throughput had increased by 500 percent. Work is also progressing on the country’s wider inland logistics network.
A third dry port is under construction at 10th of Ramadan, alongside a 250-feddan logistics zone scheduled for completion by mid-2027. A fourth facility is planned at Al-Qantara East. Al-Wazir also said feasibility studies and construction for dry ports at Sadat and Borg El Arab are expected to be completed and begin before the end of the year. Egypt intends to establish 33 dry ports and logistics zones nationwide under a broader plan to develop eight logistics corridors connecting industrial, agricultural and mining areas with seaports. In addition, the country is completing nine land ports along its borders. The latest, Al-Kufra, is being built along a corridor connecting the Red Sea port of Berenice with Aswan, Libya, Chad and Central Africa.
Government Plans to Strengthen Egypt’s Regional Logistics Role
Al-Wazir reiterated the transport ministry’s objective of positioning Egypt as a regional hub for transport, logistics, and transit trade. He said legislative changes governing dry ports and logistics zones had been completed to broaden the investor base and enable smaller investors to participate. The ministry also intends to work with the private sector to develop and operate these facilities. Egypt’s inland-port expansion follows President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s inauguration of the 6th of October Dry Port in June 2023.
In June 2026, Egypt signed railway modernization contracts worth €690 million with an Alstom-led consortium, including connections serving dry ports and freight corridors. Separately, a January 2025 agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports Group outlined plans to develop the Alexandria Port logistics area, including warehousing, packaging and manufacturing activities. During a September 2026 Egyptian-French ministerial visit, officials reaffirmed plans to integrate seaports, inland terminals and production zones through railways and expand transit trade. Against this backdrop, the Al-Amriya Dry Port represents another step in Egypt’s efforts to expand inland cargo-handling capacity and strengthen connections between ports, industrial centres and national transport networks.
