Damietta Port received over the past 24 hours eight ships, including three container ships and five cargo vessels, the Damietta Port Authority said in a statement on Sunday.

Three container ships and four cargo vessels left the harbor.

The port received CORVIGLIA ship loaded with 48,520 tons of corn. 

Up to 17 vessels are docked at the anchorage area waiting for their entrance procedures to be completed, the statement added.

The port's grain silo is currently containing 148,844 tons of wheat along with 38,951 tons at the private sector's stores, it noted