Unrest in Eqypt affecting ports

The ports in Egypt are beginning to feel the impact of the current political unrest in the country. Some port operations are being affected although transits through the Suez Canal are still continuing normally. Container traffic will be affected due to expected delays and congestion of stacking areas which is resulting from the fact that containers continue to be discharged while no cargoes are being released. Break bulk operations are only permitted for non-direct delivery cargo, and discharge operations are very slow, due to a shortage of labour and diesel for shore equipment. Meanwhile, however, silos for bulk cargo are working and all oil & gas terminals are fully operational.