What You Should Know About Our Ports • Port of New Orleans • Port KC • Port of Houston • Port of Mobile • Port Corpus Christi

International Business News October 2019

What you should know about our ports • Port of New Orleans • Port KC • Port of Houston • Port of Mobile • Port Corpus Christi

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Pg. 6: Port KC Typically, your freight forwarder takes care of routing your exports through US ports. Pg. 7: Port KC, Commerce Bank Pg. 8: Escape to Egypt But we thought you may want to know something about a few of our ports to better Pg. 9: Port KC understand their specific functions. Pg. 10: Port Houston, Kansas Global In this edition we look at some of the key Pg. 11: Country Profile: Egypt, Transimpex ports in the mid-region of the US with their Pg. 12: Port of Mobile, Alabama capabilities and growth opportunities to better serve you. Pg. 13: Port of Corpus Christi, Texas Pg. 14-15: Epypt, continued This includes intermodal (rail/ocean) Pg 16: Foreign Trade Zone connections and opportunities, along with frequency of service. The better you are informed, the more efficiently you can move IBNewsmag your freight. Tel 816.616.7779 Fax: 816.472.0959 A key aspect of the goal of ports is the economic [email protected] development of their areas, in order to offer you 6655 Troost Ave., the best possible service. In this overview, we Kansas City, MO 64131, USA outline a few of these successes.

In God we trust! Our country focus is on the important MENA PUBLISHER/EDITOR: country of Egypt. For this, our Senior Associate, Frederick Baehner Paul Mastilak, presents a business profile, and our Travel Writer, Lisa Blalock, focuses on some DESIGN & PRODUCTION: Tom Gilland of the attractions you might want to know about www.GillandGraphx.com when on business or leisure in Egypt. SENIOR EDITOR: Doris Ganser CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Paul Mastilak FB TRAVEL WRITER: Lisa Osborne Blalock ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: Tom Renich page 4 October 2019

Port of New Orleans

Port NOLA’s facilities also provide covered and The Port of New Orleans uncovered storage options, plentiful lay-down space, and specialized expertise in handling heavy Serves over 30 Major lift oversized and overweight project cargo. Direct load or discharge-to-barge provides access to Inland Hubs inland locations, even for the largest and heaviest The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) is a modern loads. multimodal gateway for global commerce and an in- demand cruise port. Its competitive edge comes from Container terminal operators New Orleans Terminal its ability to deliver seamless, integrated logistics and Ports America offer stevedoring and transload- solutions between river, rail and road. Its mission is ing services. Port NOLA is suited for a broad spec- to drive regional economic prosperity by maximizing trum of breakbulk cargo with more than 13,500 the flow of international trade and commerce as a feet of berthing space at six dedicated breakbulk modern gateway. terminals and direct-to-barge loading and unload- ing services. The port’s Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal is an up-to-date, efficient intermodal container transfer To effectively manage growing container volumes, terminal adjacent to the Napoleon Avenue Container Port NOLA has embarked on a $100 million expan- Terminal. It offers on-dock access to the Port’s six sion plan that includes the order of four new 100- Class I rail partners. foot gauge container gantry cranes that can more efficiently work larger ships. Port NOLA is a diverse deepwater port uniquely located on the Mississippi River with access to 14,500 In fiscal year 2019, Port NOLA achieved record miles of waterways, railroads and interstate roadways cruise volumes with 246 ship calls and 1.2 million offering access to 30 or more major hubs such as passenger movements. Memphis, Chicago, and Dallas. Moreover, Port NOLA now features weekly container services with direct con- Port NOLA’s vision for the future consists in advanc- nections to 58 global ports and more than 450 others ing global connections and infrastructure to exceed as well as to and from Canada, Asia, Europe, incl. the the needs of tomorrow. Mediterranean, Mexico, Central and South America.

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Here are a few of its primary responsibilities: Port KC – a key inland • To promote and expand inland and river port commercial throughput of cargo and freight. river and intermodal port • To promote the full integration of multi-modal The Port Authority of Kansas City (Port KC), is the transportation assets to increase commercial Heartland’s leading trade, commerce and develop- opportunities locally, nationally and interna- ment organization. Port KC’s mission is to grow the tionally. economy of Kansas City’s port district through trans- • To leverage its river port and inland logistics portation, global commerce and development. center, Richards-Gebaur Commerce Park, in a coordinated fashion to create greater logistics and manufacturing investment. • To redevelop the downtown Kansas City river front to promote and develop new opportunities for residence, commerce and leisure. • To acquire, own, construct, redevelop, lease, maintain, and conduct land reclamation, resi- dential development, commercial and mixed- use development, industrial parks and facilities and terminals, terminal facilities and any other type of port facility.

Richards-Gebaur Commerce Park is located off Discharging urea fertilizer from the Middle East to be several centrally located interstate highways: I-49 shipped upriver by barge. and near I-435/I-470, giving connectivity to the other interstates that service the metro and region.

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Kansas City Southern (KCS) operates a rail intermo- adding an additional storage dome for fertilizer and dalBHS terminal Global on the property. - Battery Port KC owns approx.Handling replacement Systems mooring structures for barges. In the 400 acres on the site for the development of ad- next 4 years, it plans to add a 300’ dock and various vanced manufacturing, distribution and supporting paving and storm water improvements. industries.

KCS has daily departures to Lorenzo Cardenas in Mexico. BNSF, UP and N & S railroads can connect via the interstates and offer similar frequency.

Port KC averages seven river barges per month. Its projected tonnage for 2019 is 120K tons - an increase of 40K tons over last year’s totals. Projected growth for 2020 is in excess of 10%.

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2. Set out on foot and visit the many churches and Take time to enjoy an synagogues in the oldest section of Cairo, Coptic Cairo, which has been inhabited continuously since escape to Egypt the 6th century B.C. Here you’ll find famous Biblical The next time you travel to Northern Africa, take an locations, such as where Moses was found floating in extra day or so to visit some of Egypt’s splendid sites. the basket, and where Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus lived while escaping King Herod. For example, stand at the base of the Great Sphinx 3. The Giza Plateau is home to some of the most and admire it along with its mind-blowing backdrop of impressive ancient monuments in the world. Don’t ancient pyramids, while dodging multiple peddlers vying miss touring the Great Pyramid, appreciating the for your attention in the sun baked, golden sands of Great Sphinx, and perhaps even riding a camel in that Giza, so that you can really understand and appreciate stretch of desert. the beauty and significance of this ancient country. 4. Explore the massive area known as Islamic Cairo. Here you’ll be able to tour impressive mosques, visit Or, stroll through Cairo so you can hear the distorted the many points of interest located within The Citadel, roar of the muezzins’ call to prayer blaring over the and practice your bargaining skills while shopping at sound of car horns, smell a unique blend of persistent the famous Khan El-Khalili’s Bazaar. smog and a street vendor’s savory delights, all while ad- miring the wide variety of architecture and find yourself Khan El-Khalili’s Bazaar awakened to the realization there is so much more to the city than you ever imagined.

In the fall of 2017, the World Tourism Organization named Egypt the world’s fastest-growing travel des- tination. This is welcome news since tourism plays a significant part of their economy. While great news for 5. Enjoy a nice drink while taking in stunning views Egyptians, this rapid growth also makes a visit with less of the Nile and Cairo, as well as magnificent sunsets. crowded tourist sites time sensitive. Two good choices are Loft 21, a rooftop bar on the top floor of the Capital Club building just south of Tahrir Most travelers to Egypt choose to visit the northern Square, and the rooftop bar of the riverside Nile Ritz- cities of Cairo, Giza and Alexandria. Since each offer a Carlton. completely different experience, it is highly recommend- ed a visit to this wondrous country include all three. 6. The archaeological sites of Memphis, Saqqara, and Here is a list of the top things to see and do. Dahshur, all located outside Cairo, are well worth the trip. Gaze upon pyramids dating back to 2575 B.C. 1. Located in downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the and tour ruins of the oldest imperial city on earth. Egyptian Museum should not be missed. This very 7. A visit to Egypt’s second largest city, Alexandria, old and difficult to navigate gallery is stuffed full of which was founded in 331 B.C. by Alexander the priceless Egyptian antiquities, including the treasures Great, shouldn’t be missed. The ancient library in of King Tut. Look out for the brand new, Grand Egyp- Alexandria known as Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Pom- tian Museum of Giza, opening in 2020. peii’s Pillar, Pharaoh’s Lighthouse and Fort Qaytbay are among the best of many worthwhile things to see and do.

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Port of Houston – Largest on Gulf Coast According to its website, the Port of Houston is a 25-mile-long complex of nearly 200 private and public industrial terminals along the 52-mile-long Houston Ship Channel. It is the largest port on the Gulf Coast and the biggest port in Texas.

Each year, more than 247 million tons Port Houston of cargo move through the Greater Port of Houston, carried by more than 8,200 vessels and 215,000 barges. Again, according to its website, the Port of Houston ranked: 1. 1st in the United States in foreign Helping the waterborne tonnage. 2. 1st in US imports; 1st in US export Heartland tonnage. fast-track its 3. 2nd in the US in total tonnage. 4. The nation’s leading breakbulk international port, handling 52 percent of project cargo at Gulf Coast ports. success 5. And, serves over 152 million con- sumers within 1,000 miles. Kansas Global Trade Services

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• Future meetings should be more precise - dates, PROFILE: times, people involved and specific locations. • Never hug any Egyptian businesswoman. Avoid any Egypt hint of intimacy. • When you receive a business card look at it and ask A Few Practical Tips a clarification question. For example, when are you available at this phone number? for Doing Business • No tipping for government or for business people. • Business or government people do not always in Egypt arrive on time. General Egypt, continued on page 14 • Refrain from using hand gestures. • Look people in the eye when you meet them. • Dress conservatively - suit and tie for men and dress or skirt and blouse for women. According to folklore, catching • Make sure clothing is spotless. falling leaves means good luck – one • Egyptian people are very proud people. Take time to learn the month of good luck for each leaf caught. culture. • Bartering/haggling is a big part of That’s why we at Transimpex bring you all those their culture. falling leaves here as just a little extra, in addition Business to our promise to continue working hard to provide • Address people using their titles. you outstanding translations of all your patents, • Government bureaucracy is prevalent. contracts, brochures, ads, manuals plus DTP, • Have a casual conversation with interpreting and all related foreign people about topics such as family, children etc. before start- language services, ing business. no matter what the season! • Egypt is a very competitive “A fallen leaf is market so do your homework. • Be flexible. Be patient. Business nothing more than people tend to be conservative. a summer’s wave • Giving gifts is customary. They goodbye.” should have some meaning. For - Unknown example, if you are from Texas, bring something from there. • A good distributor/sales rep who understands the culture and has connections is very important. • Initial meetings are often formal. First, there is small talk then business. These meetings may be long. • If you have an Egyptian rep or dis- TRANSIMPEX tributor, allow him to explain Translators • Interpreters • Editors • Consultants, Inc. major points first in Arabic. 2300 Main St., 9th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64108 • It is not unusual for voices to be Tel: 816-561-3777 • Fax: 816-561-5515 raised. www.transimpex.com pagepage 1212 OctoberJuly 2017 2019

Port of Mobile, Alabama, is Nation’s 12th Largest

The Port of Mobile is Alabama’s only deep-water The Port of Mobile features two harbors. The upper port. According to its website, it moves some 54 harbor’s channel is 40 feet in draft, has 2.4 million million tons of cargo per year — a volume that con- square feet for warehousing, and services Panamax sistently ranks the port within the top dozen or so ships carrying bulk, general cargo, roll-off/roll-on, ports in the nation. heavy lift, and overseas cargo. The lower harbor, with a draft size of 45 feet typically services Post- The facility has access to two interstates, five Class Panamax ships carrying containers, steel and coal. 1 railroads and 1,500 miles of inland and intra- coastal waterway connections. It is adjacent to the Other features include: Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, which offers air cargo • 41 berths freight forwarding services and two runways. The • 5 miles of waterfront Aeroplex is home to the Airbus manufacturing facil- • 45 ft. main channel depth ity which receives aircraft components from the port. • 12th largest US port based on tonnage

Since 2000, the port has carried out nearly $500 million in improvement and expansion projects in- tended to serve containerized, bulk and break bulk commodities. Between 2010 and 2015, $360 million has been spent on infrastructure improvements like land acquisition, new rail and inter-modal yards, cargo terminal improvements, and enhancements to improve the servicing of deep-water oil and gas field vessels and equipment.

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Port Corpus Christi - Energy Port of the Americas

The Port of Corpus Christi has been in operation turbines are also a main cargo moving through Port since 1926 and has since become the 3rd largest Corpus Christi. port in the US based on total revenue tonnage, according to its website. It is the 2nd largest exporter In January 2004, the Port of Corpus Christi Author- of crude oil. ity developed and implemented an environmental management system (EMS) through a Port EMS Port Corpus Christi is located on Corpus Christi Assistance Project. It was a partnership effort Bay in the western Gulf of Mexico, with a straight with American Association of Port Authorities, the 45-foot-deep (14m) channel. The port is located US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and close to downtown Corpus Christi, Texas. Port Global Environment and Technology Foundation Corpus Christi operates without receiving any city, (GETF) for 11 ports to develop an EMS modeled county, or state tax dollars. after the ISO 14001 standard. The development and implementation took two years to complete and Port of Corpus Christi handles break bulk cargo, since that time Port Corpus Christi has been main- project cargo, oil and gas, dry bulk, agricultural, taining an award-winning EMS program. refrigerated cargo, and containerized cargo, among other commodities. Cotton was the main cargo in The port reportedly has: its early days, and is still traded through the port • Three Class I railroads – BNSF, KCS, and UP today. Texas is now the top wind energy production • Location adjacent to connecting Texas highways state in the United States, which reportedly produc- Interstate 37 and Highway 181. es more wind energy than all but five countries (the US, Germany, Spain, China, and India), thus creat- ing an increased demand for wind turbines. These

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Economy PROFILE: Egypt has a rapidly growing population (largest in the Arab world), limited arable land and depends Egypt - continued greatly on the Nile River.

OVERVIEW The government has always struggled to meet the Location needs of their people and has implemented far Egypt is located in northern Africa. North is the reaching economic reforms, including reduction of Mediterranean Sea. South is Sudan. Libya borders select subsidies, large scale infrastructure projects, Egypt on the west. The Gaza Strip and the Red Sea energy development and recruitment of foreign are in the east. investment. Brief History In 2017, the government obtained an IMF 3-year, The Egyptian civilization arose around 3200 BC 12 billion dollar loan. and a series of dynasties ruled in Egypt for over Recent News 3000 years. After that time, they were ruled by the • Egyptian tourism is approaching $16.7 B for Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantine Empire and 2019, which is near its peak. Ottoman Turks. The Arabs introduced Islam and • LG Electronics (South Korea) is opening a new the Arabic language in the 7th century. Completion large facility. of the Suez Canal in 1869 by the French elevated Egypt as an important transportation hub. Great • Egypt plans to establish a $1.2B solar power Britain purchased the Canal from France shortly plant. after it was constructed. In order to protect their • GDP: $236.5B (2017 est.) investment, The British seized control of Egypt`s • GDP Growth Rate: 4.2% (2017 est.) government in 1882. Egypt obtained independence • Unemployment Rate: 12.2% (2017 est.) in 1952. • Exchange Rate: 1 US Dollar = 16.20 Egyptian • Size: Slightly more than 3 times the size of New Pounds (10/17/19) Mexico • Labor Force: 29.95M (2017 est.) • Population Distribution: Approximately 95% of • Labor Force Makeup: Agriculture - 25.8%, In- the population is located within 25 km of the dustry - 25.1%, Services - 54.5% (2017 est.) Nile River and its delta • Major Industries: Agriculture (cotton, rice, corn, • Vast area, primarily desert is sparsely populated wheat, beans, vegetables, cattle, water buffalo, • Population: 99.4 M (2018 est.) sheep, goats), textiles, food processing, tourism, • Population Growth: 2.38M (2018 est.) chemicals, pharmaceuticals, oil & gas, construction, cement, metals, light manufacturing. • Literacy Rate: 73.80 % (2019) • Government: Presidential republic Egypt, continued on page 15 • Capital City: Cairo

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Egypt, continued from page 14 • Egy-Tech engineering - 3 wheeled car production - www.egy-tech.net - Helioolis, Cairo International Trade • Egyptalum - aluminum production - Total Exports: $23.3B (2017 est.) www.egyptalum.com.eg - Nag Hammadi • Major Exports: crude oil and petroleum prod- • eSpace – software - www.espace.com.eg - ucts, fruits and vegetables, cotton, textiles, Alexandria metal products, chemicals, processed foods • EUC Construction - El Hazek - large construction • Major Export Partners: UAE - 10.9%, Italy - 10%, co. - www.elhazek.com - Cairo US - 7.4%, UK - 5.7%, Turkey - 4.4%, Germany - • Ezz Steel - largest steel company in Egypt, 4.3%, India - 4.3% (2017) Middle East and North Africa - Total Imports: $20.02B (2017 est.) www.ezzsteel.com - Cairo • Major Imports: machinery and equipment, food • Elsewedey Electric - wide variety of electrical stuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels components - www.eslewedyelectric.com - • Major Import Partners: China - 7.9%, UAE - Cairo 5.2%, Germany - 4.8%, Saudi Arabia - 4.65, US - • Giza Systems - systems integration - 4.4%, Russia - 4.3%, (2017) www.gizasystems.com - New Cairo • Hassan Allam Sons - engineering/construction - Sampling of English Language News Sites www.hassanallam.com/construction/group-profile • Egypt Commercial News - business news - - Cairo www.egyptnews.com Note: Very good commer- • Herrawi Group - food products - cial information www.herrawi.com - Alexandria • Egypt Daily News - general news - • Si-Ware System - integrated circuits, micro- www.egyptdailynews.com electro-mechanical systems - www.si-ware.com • Egypt Today - general news online magazine - - Cairo www.egypttoday.com • Orascom Construction Ltd. - construction, fertil- • Egypt Independent - general news - izer production - www.orascom.com - Cairo www.egyptindependent.com Public Holidays-2019 Sampling of Egyptian Companies • January 7 - Coptic Christmas Day • Talaat Moustafa Group - conglomerate - ag, • January 25 - 25 January Revolution Day construction etc. - www.talaatmoustafa.com - • April 25 - Sinai Liberation Day Cairo • April 28 - Coptic Easter Sunday • SICO Technology - mobile phone and tablet mfg - www.sico.com - Cairo • April 29 - Sham El Nessim • Shotmed Paper Industries - paper mills - • May 1 - Labor Day www.spi-egypt.com - 6th of October, Giza • May 5 - Ramadan 2019 beginning • El-Mokawloon El Arab - large construction co. • June 4 - Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan) - www.arabcont.com - Cairo • July 23 - Revolution Day Egypt • Bavarian Auto Group - mfg and selling of BMW • August 10 - Arafat Day autos - www.bag-eg.com - Cairo • August 11 - Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) • Bisco Misr - baked goods and confectionery • August 31- Muharram/Al Hijral (Islamic New products - www.biscomir.com - Cairo Year) • Challenger Ltd. - oil and gas drilling - • October 6- Armed Forces Day Milad un www.challenger.com - Heliopolis, Cairo Nabi (The Prophet`s Birthday) • Corona- cocoa, baked goods, chocolate etc. - www.corona-1919.com - Alexandria By Paul Mastilak • Egyptian National Gas Holding Co. - oil & gas InterMark3, Inc exploration & products - www.egas.com.eg - Cairo Note: government owned • Egyptian Engineering Agencies EEA - woodwork- ing, machinery, etc. - www.eea-egypt.net - Cairo

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