contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message suez canal container terminal scct type private industry transport terminals founded 2000 headquarters port said egypt key people klaus hom laursen ceo jan buijze coo website http www.scct.com.eg 31 12 41.18 n 32 21 25.60 e 31.2114389 n 32.3571111 e 31.2114389 ; 32.3571111 coordinates 31 12 41.18 n 32 21 25.60 e 31.2114389 n 32.3571111 e 31.2114389 ; 32.3571111 suez canal container terminal scct arabic is a container terminal emerged at port said east as a transshipment centre for the eastern mediterranean at the northern entrance to the suez canal . the terminal has been operational since october 2004 . expansion on the facility increased the total number of operational quay cranes to 12 . additionally terminal expansion plans expected to double terminal size were planned to be completed by 2012 . 1 this expansion is expected to make the facility the largest container terminal in the mediterranean sea . 2 the scct is a joint venture business . contents 1 history 1.1 concession agreements 1.2 opening 2 location and operations 2.1 equipment 3 shareholder structure 4 development 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit the suez canal container terminal became operational in 2004 . 2 designs in 1999 and actions on the part of the egyptian government lead the tender for a new container terminal in port said . in 2007 the egyptian government signed a concession agreement 3 for the progression of phase ii of the scct facility . 2 construction on the scct first started in 2003 citation needed and a target date of october 1 of the following year was established . concession agreements edit the egyptian government signed a concession agreement for a term of 30 years in relation to the need for a container terminal in port said . citation needed in 2002 citation needed egypt ratified an additional concession agreement following earlier approval of terminal design in 2001 . citation needed opening edit the terminal officially opened operations in october 2004 2 at a ceremony of the egyptian president at the time hosni mubarak . location and operations edit v t e suez canal legend km mediterranean sea approaches southward convoy waiting area 0.0 port said lighthouse fishing harbour cruise terminal port said city former headquarters port said harbour port fuad city east port scct container terminal e class turning dock shohada 25 january bridge 51.5 ballah former by pass 59.9 eastern lane second shipping lane new suez canal 4 el ferdan railway bridge 76.5 isma lia sca headquarters lake timsah 95.0 deversoir great bitter lake small bitter lake ahmed hamdi tunnel overhead powerline 162 suez suez port petroleum dock port tewfik gulf of suez northward convoy waiting area red sea legend navigable canal anchorage dock industrial or logistical area village or town feature railroad defunct with swing bridge the terminal is situated in a separate entrance route from the mediterranean near port said . it operates up to 24 cranes . 3 additionally it is a goal of the scct to encourage global shipping lines to establish transshipment hubs . the terminal is equipped with management database software and has invested in information technology . equipment edit 18 super post panamax quay cranes 58 rtg cranes 165 terminal tractors 8 reach stackers 4 empty handlers 59 spreaders shareholder structure edit suez canal container terminal scct is a private joint venture company that obtained the concession to build operate and manage this new terminal . the majority 55 % shareholding of scct is held by apm terminals . 20 % of the shares are held by cosco 10 % are held by suez canal & affiliates 5 % by the national bank of egypt nbe and the remaining 10 % are held by the egyptian private sector . cosco pacific signed an agreement with scct in november 2007 to hold 20 % of the shares . ifu danish development bank no longer maintains its shareholder status . 5 development edit in september 2007 the government of egypt signed a contract with suez canal container terminal to build and operate phase ii of the terminal which will include another 1200 m of quay . this agreement will put scct in the mediterranean ports frontline . 6 the new phase will commence operation in the first half of 2010 and will work with full capacity in the first half of 2011 . on 27 november the egyptian prime minister dr. ahmed nazif visited the scct with the minister of transport eng . mohamed mansour port said governor and port said port authority officials for the groundbreaking ceremony of the phase 2 extension . scct s phase 2 will increase terminal capacity from 2.5 million teu to 5.1 million teu raising the total investment to usd 730 million . after the completion of phase ii scct can offer a quay wall of 2400 meters and 24 post panamax quay cranes . see also edit apm terminals a. p. moller maersk group port said port authority references edit scct official website . a b c d scct suez canal container terminal . retrieved september 30 2011 . a b e logi.net suez canal container terminal scct signs concession agreement for phase ii of the east port said terminal development . september 9 2007 . retrieved september 30 2011 . new suez canal . government of egypt suez canal authority . retrieved 2015 08 12 . suez canal container terminal and cosco pacific sign partnership agreement new partnership fuels growth of expanding egypt terminal . suez canal container terminal scct signs concession agreement for phase ii of the east port said terminal development . external links edit scct suez canal container terminal apm terminals ap moller maersk group china ocean shipping company national bank of egypt v t e suez canal authorities suez canal authority sca port said port authority suez governorate ismailia governorate port said governorate cities and ports port said port fuad suez canal container terminal ismailia suez suez port infrastructure waterworks suezmax lake manzala lake timsah great bitter lake fresh water canal constructions lighthouse of port said suez canal bridge el ferdan railway bridge ahmed hamdi tunnel power line crossing canal expansion 2015 area development project new suez canal marine life lessepsian migration list history heroopolite gulf canal of the pharaohs soci t d tudes du canal de suez 1846 french uk operation ferdinand de lesseps isma il pasha suez canal company convention of constantinople first suez offensive anglo egyptian treaty of 1936 suez crisis 1956 operation musketeer operation tarnegol operation telescope protocol of s vres united nations security council resolution 118 united nations security council resolution 119 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title suez canal container 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