Egypt: Minister of Transport Cancels Monopoly Alex Port

Minister of Transport Dr. Mostafa Jalal decided yesterday 15/1/2012 to cancel the decision of the Chairman of Alexandria Port Authority, to limit trading iron and scrap on one sidewalk run by a company, and deprive a number of other companies from working on the rest of the sidewalks.

The decision had led to increase tariff of circulation per ton more than four times, so, the profits of the company increased EGP 30 million.

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