Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir witnessed the signing of construction contract for two multi-purpose ships MPC14K between Alkahera Company for Ferries and Maritime Transport (KCFMT), affiliated to the Ministry of Transport, and Korean Daesun Shipbuilding and Engineering, in the presence of Seok Lee, the commercial attache of the South Korean embassy in Egypt. The contract was signed by Wael Mohamed El Khaleq, Chairperson and Managing Director of KCFMT, and Deputy Chairperson of Daesun Sung-Geun Lee. The Minister of Transport stated that this signature includes KCFMT cooperating with the DAESUN Shipbuilding to build 2 multi-purpose ships in accordance with the best international specifications in the shipbuilding industry. The capacity of the holds is 15,800 m3, a tonnage of 14,000 tonnes, a speed of 14 knots, a container load of 709 containers. The number of commercial ships in the National Navigation Company reached 13 ships (12 bulk ships – 1 container ship).
