The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) announced that Sokhna Port has received the Maltese-flagged cruise ship AROYA, arriving from the Red Sea Port of Safaga, with 2,351 tourists and 1,500 crew members on board. The 303-metre-long vessel, with a draught of 8.5 metres, is scheduled to depart for Jeddah on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. The arrival of AROYA aligns with SCZone's efforts to boost marine tourism across its ports, positioning the zone as a regional hub for tourism and logistics services, as per the announcement. This strategy leverages the zone's strategic location on both the Red Sea and Mediterranean, in addition to ongoing port development aimed at enhancing competitiveness on regional and international levels. Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English Subediting: M. S. Salama