Port Information

ADABIYA PORT


   

- Nearest Airport:  Cairo Airport. 
- Main Import:  General Cargo / Clinker
- Main Export:  General Cargo.
- Navigation: Night Navigation allowed.
- Weather: North and North West prevailing winds.
- Working Hours: 24 hours a day/ 7 days per week.

BASIC PORT INFORMATION

The port is located on the western shore of the Gulf of Suez, 17 kilometers from the city of Suez. It consists of nine berths of 1,840 meters length, with permissible draft between 8-12 meters.
- Port Name: ADABYIA.
- Coordinates:  Lat 29º 52’ N-LONG 32º 28’E.
- Water Density: 1.040 g/cm^3
- Tide: 2.1 m.
- Pilotage: Compulsory .
- Tugs: 4 tugs available using vessel’s Line.
- Port code : EGADA.
- Security Level: 1 .

PORT APPROACHES

1- Water area of 158 square kilometers (158.073 million square meters) (a common area between the port of Suez - Petroleum Basin - Adabyia).
2- Land area of 8 square kilometers (854 000 square meters).
3- Inner anchorage area organized by the Suez Canal Authority and the reception of vessels at anchor in the waiting area.

General Cargo Berths

Berth No. Draft LOA Berth Type
2 8.20m 150m General Cargo
3 10.30m 150m General Cargo
4 12m 425m Bulk- General Cargo
5 12m 425m General Cargo
6 12m 150m General Cargo
7 12m 150m General Cargo
8 11m 150m General Cargo
9 11m 200m Tanker /Oil

PORT FACILITIES

•Bunker: Available - supplied by barge.
•Garbage waste: Available.
•Bilge: Available.
•Sludge: Available.
•Fresh water: Available by barge.
•Advanced notice: 24 hours pre-advice .
•Crew Change : Available.

Official Adabiya Port Authority website

ALEXANDRIA PORT

   

Alexandria Port is situated on the north coast of Egypt, approximately 220 kilometers from Cairo. Alexandria is the principal port in Egypt and it handles over three quarters of Egypt’s foreign trade. Alexandria port consists of two harbors (East and West) separated by a T-shaped peninsula. The East harbor is shallow and is not used in navigation (used by fishing boats and yachts) and West harbor is used for commercial shipping. The entrance channel is 500 meters wide.

- Nearest Airport: Alexandria, Borg El Arab.
- Main Imports: Dry bulk cargo, General cargo, Liquid bulk cargo.
- Main Exports: General cargo, Oil products.
- Night Navigation: Night Navigation allowed except for vegetables oil terminal and petroleum terminal.
- Weather: Prevailing wind occurs North Easter 2-3 months during Summer season & 4-7 months during winter season .
- Working Hours: 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week .

BASIC PORT INFORMATION

-Port Name: ALEXANDRIA .
-Port code : EGALY .
-Coordinate: “LAT. 31° 11’ NORTH / LONG. 29° 52’ EAST .
-Admirality Chart: BA 3119 .
-Security Level: 1 .
-Water Density: 1.020 - 1.030 g/cm^3.
-Tide: Negligible .
-Pilotage: Compulsory Tugs: 6 tugs available, H.P up to 2400 using vessel’s Line.
 

PORT APPROACHES

The harbor is protected by marine rocks and 2 break waters while the width of the entrance is about 400 meters and there are two fairways.

Approaches Channels:
1-Great pass beacon (El Bughaz el-Kebir) with 2000 m. length, 220 m. width & 14 m. depth.
2-Small pass beacon (Little straight) with 1600 m. length, 100 m. width & 9 m. depth.
Fender arrangements: Round Cylinder Rubber Type – 1.5 Meter.
Bollard arrangements: Iron – Resistance from 85 to 90 tons.

GENERAL CARGO BERTHS

Berth No. Draft LOA
9 6.4 m 68.8 m
10 7.9 m 131 m
11 8.8 m 129.8 m
12 5 m 101 m
13 9 m 145 m
14 9m  
25 8.8 m 324 m
26 8.8 m
25/26 8.8 m  
27/28 8.8 m 243 m
35 9.4 m 304 m
36 9.6 m
37 9.6 m
38 9 m 384 m
39 9.4 m 280 m
40 9.7 m
41 9.6 m 167 m

COAL TERMINAL

Berth No. Draft LOA Other Restrictions L/D RATE Owned By
61 8.5 m 548 m MOVEMENTS RESTRICTED
TO DAY LIGHT ONLY		 4000 MT/DAY El Nasr Company
for Coke & Chemicals
62 8.5 m
62 9 m*
63 9 m*

* USING PONTOON

Storage Area

- Area for ore approximately 64,616 sqm.
- Area for coal approximately 402,306.68 sqm.
- Area for containers approximately 155,905 sqm.
- Area for general cargo approximately 86,136 sqm.
- Area for Refrigerated cargo approximately 3,760 sqm.

Port Facilities

•Bunker: Available - supplied by barge.
•Garbage waste: Available.
•Sewage: Available.
•Bilge: Available.
•Sludge: Available.
•Fresh water: Quality river Nile treated fresh water - 24 hours pre-advice.
•Crew Change : Available.

Discharging heavy machinery at Alexandria Port

A- Floating Cranes:
Montasser, Younes, Belal. Max capacity respectively 100, 70, 30 Tons. Time should include mobilization and de-mobilization from floating crane base till return back in addition to the time used for operations.
B- Shore Cranes
- Crane tonnage 500 tons.
- Forklifts up to 30 tons.
Time should include mobilization and de-mobilization from floating crane base till return back in addition to the time used for operations.
C- Repairs :- Facilities Available:
- Hull
- Engineering
- Electrical
- Air conditioning & refrigeration
- Divers
Ship yards: Alexandria shipyard
Tel: 203-445 3881 / 4420 / 3090

Official Alexandria Port Authority website

DAMIETTA PORT

   

The Port is situated 10 km west of the Nile river of Damietta branch westward RasElBar and is 70 km away from Port Said. The port installations extend on an area of 11.8 km², (Water area: 3.9 m. sqm - Land area: about 7.9 m. sqm) The Nile River is connected to the port via navigational barge channel: 4.5 km long, 90m wide and 5m deep.

-Nearest Airport: Cairo Airport.
-Main Imports: General Cargo.
-Main Exports:General Cargo.
-Navigation: Night Navigation allowed.
-Weather : North and North West prevailing winds.
-Working Hours:24 hours a day/ 7 days a week.

BASIC PORT INFORMATION  

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

-Port Name: Damietta.

-Port Zone: GMT + 2.
-Coordinates: Lat 31° 29’ NORTH Long 31° 45' EAST.
-Port code : EGDAM 
-Tide: Negligible.
-Security Level: 1.
-Pilotage: Compulsory .
-Tugs: Compulsory 6 tugs available, (Two 5000HP, Two 3800HP , Two 3500HP)using vessel’s Line.

PORT APPROACHES

-Anchorage area : 6.5 Miles away from the entrance.
-Approaches Channel: The channel is 6 Mileslong and 0.16 Miles wide.
-Height of pier at low water: 0.80 m.
-Fender arrangements: The distance between each Fender is approx. 10 m irregularly.
-Bollard arrangements: The distance between each Bollard is 21.5 m.
 

Storage Area

Approximate areas for general cargo  18500 sqm
Approximate areas for containers  265280 sqm
Approximate areas for refrigerated cargo 147000 sqm

General Cargo Berths

Berth No. Draft LOA Berth Type
5,6,7,8 11m 800m General Cargo
18,19 11m 400m Multipurpose ships

Port Facilities

•Bunker: Available .
•Garbage waste: Available.
•Sewage: Available.
•Bilge: Available.
•Sludge: Available.
•Fresh water: Quality Nile River treated fresh water.
•Advanced notice: 24 hours pre-advice.
•Crew Change : Aavailable.

Official Damietta Port Authority website

DEKHEILA PORT

   

Dekheila port is situated 7 kilometers west of Alexandria and is considered a natural extension of Alexandria port. The extended area is enough to accomodate future projects.
- Ability to link the site to national roads and railways.
- Site is close to important amenities such as El Dekheila Iron & Steel, free zone and electrical generating project, thus saving transportation costs needed for materials.

- Nearest Airport: Alexandria, Borg el Arab.
- Main Imports: Coal, Maize, Pallets, Scrap, Soya.
- Main Exports: Salt, Fertilizers, Steel.
- Navigation: Night Navigation allowed except for Medor Terminal.
- Weather: Prevailing winds from west to northwest, Force 2-3 during summer and 4-7 during winter.
- Working Hours: 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.

BASIC PORT INFORMATION

-Port Name: DEKHEILA.
-Time Zone: GMT + 2.
-Coordinates: 31.133175, 29.809027
-Port code: EGEDK.
-Tide: Negligible.
-Security Level: 1.
-Pilotage: Compulsory.
-Tugs: Compulsory 6 tugs available, up to 2400 H.P using vessels' Line.

PORT APPROACHES

-Approaches Channels: 1.5 mile in length, 250 m. in width.
-Bollard arrangements : IRON – Resistance from 85 to 90 tons.

General Cargo Berths

Berth No. Draft LOA
94/4 10m 1200m
94/5 10.2m

Coal & Iron Berths

Berth No. Draft LOA Berth Type Commodity L/D RATE Owned By
90/1 19m   365m   Coal & Iron 
ore terminal		 IRON ORE 20000 MT DEPENDING ON
STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLY		 EZZ DEKH
90/2 14m 235m COAL 20000 MT DEPENDING ON
STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLY		 EL NASR

Storage Area

- Area for iron approximately 30,000 sqm.
- Area for coal approximately 18,000 sqm.
- Area for containers approximately 380,000 sqm.
- Area for general cargo approximately 1000,000 sqm.
- Area for Junk approximately 21 sqm.

Port Facilities

•Bunker: Available - cost  varies according to declared rate on the date of supply - supplied by barge.
•Garbage waste: Available.
•Sewage: Available.
•Bilge: Available.
•Sludge: Available.
•Fresh water: Quality; river Nile treated fresh water.
•Advanced notice: 24 hours pre-advice.
•Crew Change : Available.

Official Dekheila Port Authority website

Port Said

   

Port Said port is considered one of the most important Egyptian ports due to its distinctive location on the northern entrance of the most significant waterway in the world (The Suez Canal) and in the middle of the biggest merchant shipping line between Europe and the East moreover; the biggest transit port in the world.

-Nearest Airport: Cairo Airport.
-Main Imports: Agricultural products, chemicals, metal products, mining machinery, transportation equipment.
-Main Exports: Cotton, garments.
-Navigation: Night Navigation is allowed.
-Weather: Mild weather Normal North West winds most of the year.
-Working Hours: 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week.

BASIC PORT INFORMATION

-Port Name: PORT SAID.
-Port code : EGPSD.
-Coordinates: Latitude : 31° 16' North Longitude : 32° 19' East.
-Security Level: 1.
-Water Density: 1.025 g/cm^3.
-Tide: Rise of tide about 0.70 m.
-Pilotage: Compulsory.
-Tugs: Compulsory.

PORT APPROACHES

Water ways : 459 feet wide and 12.5 to 13 meters deep.
Water breaks: The Suez Canal entrance, leading to the port, is protected by two water breaks. The eastern water break is approximately 3.5 miles long while the Western is approximately 1.5 miles long.
- Main Channel: 8 km. length, 13.72m. depth.
- East Verge Channel: 19.5 km. length, 18.29m. depth.

General Cargo Berths

Berth No. Draft LOA Berth Type
13,14,15,16,18,20,21 8.2m 1200m General Cargo
22 8.2m 40m RORO

Storage Area

- 32 Areas for transit approximately 18097.05 m / There are another 53 extra areas.

Port Facilities

•Bunker: Available - supplied by barge.
•Garbage waste: Available.
•Bilge: Available.
•Sludge: Available.
•Fresh water: Available by barge.
•Advanced notice: 24 hours pre-advice.
•Crew Change : Available.

Official Port Said Port Authority website

SUEZ PORT

The Port is located as part of Suez Gulf on the southern gate of Suez Canal. It is sheltered, except from the South, and is bordered by an imaginary line extending from Ras Masala to Ras El-Sadat. It includes the Northern coast until Suez Canal entrance. The port consists of Port Ibrahim, Petroleum Dock, Port Tawfic and Ataka Port:

Ibrahim Dock
Bordered by an imaginary line extending between the two breakwaters, accommodating general cargo vessels and passenger vessels.
Petroleum Dock
Bordered by an imaginary line extending 140 degrees from the extremity of the eastern breakwater until the western breakwater, accommodating tankers.
Ataka Port
The boundaries of Ataka Port are delimited by the port breakwaters. The water out of the boundaries of Ibrahim Dock, Petroleum Dock, Ataka Port, Adabiya Port and New Petroleum Bert is within the Suez Canal values.
Port Tawfik
Accommodating passenger vessels. 


- Nearest Airport: Cairo Airport.
- Navigation: Night Navigation allowed.
- Weather: Prevailing winds are north to northwest. Strong winds may occur during spring.
- Working Hours: 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week.

BASIC PORT INFORMATION

-Port Name: Suez.
-Coordinate: Latitude 29° 56' North Longitude 32° 34' East.
- Port code : EGSUZ.
-Water Density: 1.040 g/cm^3.
-Tide: Rise of tide ranges from1.22 m. to 2.13m.
-Pilotage: Compulsory for any form of movement, handled by the Suez Canal Authority.
-Tugs: Compulsory, handled by the Suez Canal Authority.

PORT APPROACHES

- Ships usually berth in the waiting area. The channel has been shoveled at port El Sakhra El Gadida and coastal
pier at relevant depth 11.28 m. Ships.
- Water area of 158 square kilometers (158.073 million square meters) is the common area between the port of Suez - Petroleum Basin - (literary).
- Land Area is 2.3 square kilometers (2.314 million square meters)

General Cargo Berths

Berth No. Draft High Tide Draft Low Tide LOA 
1 7.20 m 5.5 m 75 m
2 75 m
3 125 m
4 100 m
5 125 m
6 175 m
7 125 m
8 125 m

Storage Area

Approximate area for general cargo 10,315 m.
Appriximate area for containers 5,000 m.

Port Facilities

•Bunker: Available - supplied by barge.
•Garbage waste: Available.
•Bilge: Available.
•Sludge: Available.
•Fresh water: Available by barge.
•Crew Change : Available.

Ship Yard Basin (El Tersanah)

• Located in the Southern part of the port, the Terminal is connected to the Suez shipyard basin. This Terminal contains three Berths
for general cargo and one berth for ship’s repairs.


Official Suez Port Authority website