“SEAWAY SWAN” arrives in Alexandria port – carrying cranes “Tahya Misr”
Alexandria Port received the cargo ship “SEAWAY SWAN”, this Friday morning, coming from the Chinese port of Qingdao, carrying 4 giant cranes STS to operate the multi-purpose “Tahya Misr” station.
The ship was received by Rear Admiral Nihad Shaheen, head of the Alexandria Port Authority, and Rear Admiral Abdel Qader Darwish, head of the board of directors Management of the Egyptian Group for Multi-Purpose Stations Company.
The marine units of the Alexandria Port Authority accompanied the tugs and boats to guide the ship as soon as it entered the shipping lane and helped it complete the navigation process inside the port, all the way to its landing on the berth designated for it.
Heavy Load Carrier SEAWAY SWAN is currently located at EMED – East Mediterranean at position 31° 10′ 47.9″ N, 029° 51′ 47.4″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-10-07 16:36 UTC (12 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from Northwest direction at force 4 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port ALEXANDRIA, EG after a voyage of 10 days, 4 hours originating from port LAS PALMAS, ES.
SEAWAY SWAN (IMO: 9749415) is a Heavy Load Carrier that was built in 2022 (newbuilding) and is sailing under the flag of Norway.
It’s carrying capacity is 47626 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 9.2 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 218.36 meters and her width is 43 meters.
It is noteworthy that the project to establish a multi-purpose ““Tahya Misr”“ station on berths 55-62 in Alexandria Port is one of the largest mega projects currently being implemented in Alexandria Port, with an investment cost of more than 7 billion pounds.
The project aims to increase the port’s handling and storage capacity of containers and general cargo. It consists of berths with a length of 2500 m, with depths ranging from 14.5 – 17.5 m, and a floor area of 545,000 m2.
The Egyptian Group for Multi-Purpose Stations Company continues to implement the project, which was started in early March 2020, and the implementation rate has reached 99% so far, in preparation for its operation.
