The global yacht agency BWA Yachting has just announced the opening of new offices in Egypt at the entrance of the Suez canal. The new office will offer yachts transiting through the Suez a full range of marine services to assist with the passage.
Through the head office in Alexandria and branches in Cairo, Port Said, Damietta, Suez, Sokhna and Safaga, the agency operations can cover over 13 ports and marinas across the Red Sea and Mediterranean coastline, including Alamein, Marassi, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Gouna, Marsa Alam and Nouebah.
BWA Yachting COO Nikolaos Patsiokas commented, “Egypt was a natural choice for us in our quest to provide seamless inter-country assistance to our clients cruising from and to the Mediterranean through the gateway of the Suez Canal. While our main goal locally is to ensure that our clients receive the premium and timely service they are accustomed to at BWA Yachting across the country, the top priority is to simplify the complex process of the Suez Canal transiting.”
It’s an 11-hour journey along the 120-mile Suez Canal waterway connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas from Port Said in the north to the city of Suez in the south. There are no locks – the two seas are on the same level – and the scenery on either side is a stunning contrast. The small towns and fertile farmlands of the Nile Delta along the Canal’s western side. On its eastern bank is the dusty, rugged desert of the Sinai Peninsula.
Mahmoud El Kady, Managing Partner of BWA Yachting Egypt, explained: “Passing the Suez Canal has an important time and cost impact on a vessel’s voyage. Precise planning, early notification, constant follow-up, and real cost control are needed to save time and money." He continued: “Through BWA Yachting offices in Port Said and Suez, a selected team monitors the traffic situation daily 24/7, tracks vessels at anchor and in transit, while our operation team reports and keeps a close eye till the Canal is safely cleared.”
