Egyptian Red Sea port strike ends
Ports

Thursday, October 25, 2012
   A two-week strike at the Egyptian Port of Sokhna has ended, according to local media reports.    The strike reportedly began after eight workers at the DP World-operated port were let go, leading other dockworkers to walk off the job. Sokhna lies on the Red Sea, near the mouth of the Suez Canal, and is a key transit point for Egyptian cargo destined to and from Asia.    The Egyptian government and dockworkers said a compromise had been reached this week to allow operations t...
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