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Egypt
By courting Sisi, Lürssen shipyard hopes to gain a foothold in Suez

Le président égyptien al-Sissi recevant le commandant de la marine, Ahmed Khlaed, et Peter Lürssen. © Site internet de la présidence égyptienne

Peter Lürssen, the hard-working director of German shipyard Lürssen, is about to put forward a proposal for the establishment of industrial facilities not far from Suez to enable the production of military and commercial ships locally, which would anchor his company firmly in Egypt. [...]

Published on 08/09/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Abdelfattah Al-Sisi
Ahmed Khaled
Alexander Gosch
Alexandria Shipyard
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Damen Shipyards
Egyptian Navy
Fincantieri
Jamal Khashoggi
Lurssen
Maged Mansour
Navantia
Ocea
Peter Lürssen
Tomislav Debeljak

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Alexander Gosch
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By courting Sisi, Lürssen shipyard hopes to gain a foothold in Suez

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