The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development supported the preparation and financing of a modernized and enhanced Nile River transport system using the best tools and methods in this field, to improve urban transport in Cairo using PPP structures.
The Project involved the purchase, funding, and operation of river transport fleet. The total length of the ten lines is approximately 35 km, 22 km are for one touristic route, and the remaining 9 lines total approximately 13 km.
The objective of the project is to improve the provision of river bus services and to expand the scope of river transport on the Nile to residents of greater Cairo.