Suez Canal Container Terminal

What Suez Canal Container Terminal does

Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), founded in 1999, operates a container terminal at East Port Said, Egypt, at the southern mouth of the Suez Canal. The terminal is owned and operated by APM Terminals, a subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk, and serves global and regional shipping lines and vessel operators requiring transshipment, loading/unloading, and cargo logistics services on the Asia-Europe maritime trade corridor. Its core service is container handling, supported by a digital operations layer including Track & Trace (Import/Export), Vessel Schedule & Berth Plan, and Truck Turn Times monitoring, alongside published Hours of Operation windows for trucking customers. The terminal's structural advantage is its location offering zero deviation from the busiest east-west shipping lane.

SCCT's revenue model is transaction-fee-based, charging shipping lines per container (TEU) handled, with vessel calls, berth allocation, and ancillary yard services contributing to per-move economics; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The terminal's customer base consists of ocean carriers and vessel operators transiting the Suez Canal, with the parent Maersk Group almost certainly among the largest users given vertical integration. In November 2025, SCCT announced a capacity expansion to 2.2 million TEU, and the terminal has transitioned to 100% renewable electricity, becoming the first container terminal in Egypt to do so.

The Maersk Group, through APM Terminals, is SCCT's principal financial and operational partner. In October 2025, the Maersk Chairman met with Egyptian leadership to discuss expanded investment, including green fuel bunkering and logistics support for Gaza reconstruction. SCCT also maintains a corporate social responsibility partnership with the Baheya Foundation, announced August 2025.

Name

Suez Canal Container Terminal

Legal name

Suez Canal Container Terminal

Website

https://scct.com.eg

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Suez Canal Container Terminal operates a 2.2 million TEU container handling facility at East Port Said, Egypt, providing transshipment and port logistics services to global shipping lines and vessel operators transiting the Suez Canal corridor, owned by APM Terminals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Said

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Container Terminal Operations: SCCT generates revenue through container handling services at its port facility, including vessel berthing, cargo loading/unloading, and terminal logistics services for shipping lines and cargo owners transiting through the Suez Canal.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) operates a container terminal at East Port Said, Egypt, at the mouth of the Suez Canal. The company provides container handling, vessel berthing, cargo loading/unloading, and terminal logistics services to shipping lines and cargo owners transiting through the Suez Canal. It supports vessel scheduling, berth planning, import/export tracking, and truck turn time management, with a recent expansion to 2.2 million TEU capacity.

Product overview

Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) is a container terminal operated by APM Terminals, strategically located at the mouth of the Suez Canal in East Port Said. The terminal operates as a unified platform offering container handling services with integrated digital tools including Track & Trace (Import Availability and Export Booking Enquiry), Vessel Schedule & Berth Plan, Truck Turn Times monitoring, and Hours of Operation information. The terminal recently completed a major expansion to 2.2 million TEU capacity and achieved 100% renewable electricity operation, making it Egypt's first fully renewable-powered container terminal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Container Terminal Operations Container handling and processing services at the Suez Canal Container Terminal in East Port Said, strategically located at the mouth of the Suez Canal offering zero deviation from one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Serves shipping lines, vessel operators, and cargo owners requiring port services and transshipment facilities at the Suez Canal gateway.

Quantifiable outcome

• First container terminal in Egypt to achieve 100% renewable electricity usage
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Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Baheya FoundationOthers · 6 August 2025Strategic CSR collaboration with Baheya Foundation, one of Egypt's leading institutions for the early detection and treatment of breast cancer. SCCT reaffirmed its commitment to meaningful Corporate Social Responsibility through this partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hutchison Ports: CK Hutchison's global port operating division with container terminals worldwide, including presence in the Mediterranean. Comparable as a major incumbent port operator targeting the same shipping line customers and transshipment flow economics as SCCT.
• COSCO Shipping Ports: Global container terminal operator and port investor with significant East Mediterranean presence (notably at Piraeus). Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same competitive set for East Med transshipment volumes and carrier alliance hub selection.
• DP World: One of the world's largest port operators with a global network of container terminals. Comparable as a broad incumbent port operator competing for the same global carrier relationships and transshipment contracts that anchor SCCT's customer base.
• PSA International: Singapore-headquartered global container terminal operator with extensive port network across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same industry category competing for the same shipping line volumes on a global basis.
• CMA CGM Terminals: Terminal-operating arm of CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container carrier. Comparable as an integrated liner/terminal operator whose strategic terminal investments directly compete with independent terminals like SCCT for carrier-controlled hub calls.

Direct peers

• Port of Piraeus (PPA): Greece's largest container port and a leading East Mediterranean transshipment hub operated under COSCO influence. Directly comparable to SCCT in serving East Med shipping flows and competing for the same carrier alliance hub calls.
• Tangier Med Port: Morocco's flagship container transshipment hub at the Strait of Gibraltar, competing directly with SCCT for East Mediterranean and West Mediterranean transshipment volumes. Both terminals serve as primary hub-and-spoke nodes serving Europe, Africa, and Asia trade lanes.
• Damietta Container Terminal: Egypt's second major container terminal located on the Mediterranean coast, competing with SCCT for Egyptian container volumes and serving the same hinterland. Operates in the same Egyptian regulatory environment and serves overlapping shipping line customers.

Others

• APM Terminals: SCCT's direct parent operator and one of the world's largest terminal networks. Relevant as the operating platform that runs SCCT, shares digital tools, and competes in the same global port terminal services market from multiple locations.
• Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC): World's largest container shipping line that operates its own terminal portfolio and is a major customer of independent terminals like SCCT. Comparable as a critical customer/competitor whose alliance decisions materially drive transshipment volumes at SCCT and competing East Med hubs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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