A ship sailed into Zaytiat port on Thursday with 5,000 tons of butane gas on board, said spokesman for the Red Sea ports authority Malak Youssef.

The ship came from Saudi port of Yanbu.

A ship coming from Jeddah with 150 cars on board sailed into Port Tawfik harbor, Youssef said in a statement. 

Two ships carrying 278 passengers, 76 trucks and nine cars will arrive at Safaga port today, he added.