Qualcuno sa dell'esistenza di un traghetto che colleghi L'Egitto alla Grecia od alla Turchia? Le info che ho raccolto mi dicono che ci sono ma portano solo auto/camion/merci ma non gli equipaggi. Conferme o smentite. Grazie

Hi !

East Route alternative EU > Africa opened ...

Thanks to NOOR , a German Traveler who reported about his shipping from Mersin to PortSaid on 1.5.2012 with the ANNA MARINE .

Here are his statements (ex German Forum ), maybe useful for further plannings:

Trans. by GOOGLE :

On 1 May, 36 Turkish truck driver and I picked in the Anna M. departed from Mersin, on 3 May morning arrived at Port Said. The Russian crew of Captain Potaykin is great.

The trip for one person including HZJ and customs formalities in Turkey costs $ 850. The price included the cost of agents in Port Said.

Mersin: MEGAMAR, Camiserif Mah. Ismet Inonu Blv. Batihan Is Mrk. No. 90 Cat 4
Tel: 0324 238 48 10 Fax: 0324 238 71 83
Email: mersin@mega-mar.com.tr
Contact Persons: Mr. Celal (owner agent), Mr. Zafer (coordinator and extremely friendly), Mr. Ugur (marketing)

In Port Said we had something then not cope with the new situation , but the prob. was successful but timeconsuming (5 days) solved with the help of highly committed Eslam Mohamed Fathy, who promissed at the next time it will go faster then anything:
Egypt Container Line
Mr. Eslam Mohamed Fathy
Mobile: 0020 128 922 0002
Email: eslam_elshamaa@yahoo.com or
eslam_elshamaa@windowslive.com

Costs for customs clearance including license plates and ID in Port Said: 2800 EP (around $ 465)

So total is ~ 1315 .- from Mersin AND 5 days at Port Said ....

I hope , that this border procedure will get faster in future with the arrival of more and more travellers .....

Greets H.

Grazie delle news. Troppo tempo. Ma almeno è una possibilità.