This came during a meeting chaired by SCZone Chairman Yahia Zakaria in the presence of ministers of planning, economic development, transport, housing, trade and industry. The board meeting is the first to be held since three months due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, according to a statement issued by SCZone. It added that all precautionary measures were taken to ensure the safety of the participants. Zakaria reviewed, via video-conference, the achievements of the SCZone throughout the past three months alongside precautionary measures adopted at the facilities and ports of the zone. Meanwhile, SCZone board of directors approved establishing two grain stations with a length of one kilometer at East Port Said port along with a 500,000-square-meter trading zone and 400,000- square-meter logistic zone, Zakaria added.

Source: Egypt Today July 10, 2020 14:26 UTC