CAIRO, Sept 20, 2018 (MENA) - Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCEZone) Mohab Mamish, currently in Portugal, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Portuguese Port of Sines. The MoU is meant to build partnerships, exchange experience and information in the field of ports, the SCEZone said in a statement on Thursday. The agreement was inked during a meeting held between Mamish and Portugal's Minister of Sea Ana Paula Vitorino to discuss boosting bilateral cooperation in the pots sector, the statement added. During the meeting, Mamish reviewed a number of important mega national projects implemented by the country, including the Suez Canal development corridor, the statement noted. He invited the Portuguese minister to visit the SCEZone to get acquainted with the underway mammoth projects in the area, especially those being carried out in the industrial zone in East Port Said, the statement read. Mamish is on an official visit to Portugal to take part in the Ocean Meeting International Conference in Lisbon, upon an invitation from Vitorino, the statement said.