Egypt embarks on new plans to develop river transport on Nile River

In a bid to diversify its modes of transport, Egypt has recently moved to restructure the governance of the river transport sector with the aim of accelerating its long-dormant plans to harness the Nile River for the mobility of goods and passengers.

Authorities hope the move will pave the way for private investments in the sector, which remains largely untapped to date despite its competitive strengths.

“Only a negligible amount of commercial goods [in Egypt] — approximately 5% — travel by means other than roads,” Kevin Graham, editorial manager at the Oxford Business Group, told Al-Monitor.