The global yacht agency BWA Yachting has just announced the opening of new offices in Egypt at the entrance to the Suez Canal. The new office will offer yachts transiting through the Suez a full range of maritime services to facilitate the passage.
With head office in Alexandria and branches in Cairo, Port Said, Damietta, Suez, Sokhna and Safaga, the agency’s operations can cover more than 13 ports and marinas across the Red Sea and the Mediterranean coastline, including Alamein, Marassi, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Gouna, Marsa Alam and Nouebah.BWA Yachting has entered into a partnership with KADMAR, Egypt’s leading port and Suez Canal agent, the team will be able to assist captains, crews and management companies by offering a full range of services including; Suez Canal Transit, bunkering, supply, cargo handling, financial assistance, crew assistance, hotel and restaurant reservations, travel and transportation and much more.
Nikolaos Patsiokas, COO of BWA Yachting, said: “Egypt was a natural choice for us in our quest to provide seamless inter-country assistance to our customers sailing to and from the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal Gateway. Whilst our primary focus locally is to ensure that our customers receive the high quality and prompt service they are accustomed to from BWA Yachting across the country, the top priority is to simplify the complex process of transiting the Suez Canal.
This is an 11-hour trip along the 120-mile Suez Canal waterway, connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, from Port Said in the north to the city of Suez in the south. There are no locks – the two seas are at the same level – and the scenery on either side is a stark contrast. The small towns and fertile farmlands of the Nile Delta along the western side of the canal. On its eastern shore is the dusty, rugged desert of the Sinai Peninsula.
Mahmoud El Kady, Managing Partner of BWA Yachting Egypt, explained: “Passing through the Suez Canal has a significant impact on the time and cost of a vessel’s voyage. Accurate planning, early notification, constant monitoring and real cost control are necessary to save time and money.” He continued: “With BWA Yachting’s offices in Port Said and Suez, a Select team monitors the traffic situation 24/7 daily, tracking vessels at anchor and in transit, while our operations team reports and closely monitors until the channel is safely cleared.
