The Egyptian National Navigation Company received two 82,000 tons bulk carriers built by the Chinese shipyard New Hantong. Baptized « Wadi Al-Nil » and « Wadi Al-Qamar »They bring the company's number of vessels to 16, as part of a programme to renew the Egyptian commercial fleet.

Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir attended on 14 August 2026 in China the delivery of the two ships to the Egyptian National Navigation Company. The Kamsarmax-type buildings each are 229 metres long for 32.26 metres wide and have a transport capacity of 82,000 tonnes. They are equipped with technologies to improve operational efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.

With these two new units, the company's fleet reaches 16 ships. Two other bulk carriers of the same capacity must be delivered in 2028.

The Egyptian Ministry of Transport also plans to increase the fleet of companies under its portfolio to 40 by 2030, including the National Navigation Company, Arab Bridge Maritime, Cairo for Ferries and the Egyptian Oil Transport Company. The target announced is to achieve a transport capacity of up to 30 million tons of various goods per year.

Cooperation between the National Navigation Company and New Hantong also includes the construction of two additional 82,000-ton vessels, which were contracted in June 2025. Kamel Al-Wazir asked the Chinese yard to advance from the end of 2028 to the end of 2027 the delivery of the « Wadi Al-Natroun » and « Wadi Al-Alaki », which must constitute the company's 17th and 18th ships.

The Minister also proposed cooperation to establish in Egypt a yard specialized in the repair of commercial ships and called for the start of the construction of four vessels of different capacities for the transport of containers.