Egypt taps Agility to modernize Suez Canal Economic Zone customs, operations

Egypt taps Agility to modernize Suez Canal Economic Zone customs, operations

- Suez Canal Economic Zone signs contract with Agility to develop and operate customs solution

- Agility to invest USD 60 million to establish logistics and customs center to serve businesses covering 100,000 SQM in Eid Sokhna and East Port Said

- SCZONE Chairman Walid Gamal El-Din: “Modernizing customs operations allows Egypt to play an even more important role in the global supply chain.”

- Agility’s Tarek Sultan: “Our collaboration with the Suez Canal Economic Zone strengthens our reputation as a leading provider of innovative, technology-driven solutions for customs authorities.”

CAIRO – The Suez Canal Economic Zone today announced that it has signed a contract with Agility, a supply chain services, infrastructure and investment leader, to develop and operate a customs and logistics center in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.

The agreement with Agility was signed during the Egyptian-Kuwaiti Economic Forum in the presence of Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), and Tarek Sultan, Vice Chairman of Agility.

Agility will work with SCZone to implement its strategic vision in the areas of services, logistics, and industrial zone support by establishing a technical and logistical arm that will automate customs processes and operations in the SCZone. The automation piece will link the