Safaga Port Receives Shipment of 1,470 Live Calves
Safaga's port took in 1,470 live calves this week, the latest cargo through a terminal that has been steadily adding new trade lines this year.
8 August 2026
Safaga Port received a shipment of 1,470 live calves, according to Al-Ahram. The outlet's report did not give the calves' country of origin, the shipping line involved, or their final destination once unloaded.
The delivery adds to a busy stretch for Safaga's port, which has been expanding its role as a Red Sea trade hub. Hurghada News has previously reported on Safaga joining a Turkey–India container route and on the port's new Port 2 terminal receiving its first container ships under temporary customs status.
Livestock shipments are a routine but essential part of Egypt's food supply chain, feeding both the domestic market and, indirectly, the hospitality sector that depends on it. For residents of Safaga, port traffic of this kind is also a visible sign of the terminal's growing activity, alongside the container and passenger routes it has picked up in recent months.
Al-Ahram's report did not specify a cost, an importer, or a delivery timeline for the animals, and Hurghada News could not independently verify further details beyond the single figure reported.