An Egyptian high-level delegation headed by Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir participated in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council elections on Friday in London. The delegation included Major General Ayman Saleh, Head of the Maritime Transport Sector; Ismail Abdel-Ghaffar, President of the Arab Academy for Sciencep Technology and Maritime Transport of the Arab League; and a bunch of chairmen of the Egyptian Maritime Chambers. Egypt took part in the election to maintain its membership for the third time in a row after it had won the category C membership of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, for the years 2018-2019, with 133 of 160 votes. The Egyptian minister al-Wazir also headed a door-knock mission to the UK from November 27 to 29, organised by the British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA). The mission encompassed Egyptian Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait, Minister of International Cooperation and Investment Sahar Nasr, and Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir. It also included Yehia Zaki, chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone); former deputy prime minister Ziad Bahaa El-Din, as well as CEOs of major Egyptian companies.