As Houthis disrupt Red Sea shipping, Egypt is trying to transform from vulnerable chokepoint into strategic maritime powerhouse.
While global shipping lines scramble to navigate Red Sea uncertainties, Egypt has quietly embarked on a different strategy entirely: building an unassailable maritime resilience rather than waiting for disrupted trade routes to return to normal.
Despite Suez Canal container transits declining 3.7% in 2025, Egypt’s East Port Said has catapulted from 10th place globally to become the world’s third most efficient container port a transformation that reflects a fundamental strategic pivot away from volume dependency toward operational supremacy.
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