Egyptian Ports  

Alexandria Port

Approach Area

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 In Between As Follows:

 

Length
(Meters)

Width
(Meters)

Depth
(Meters)

Big Strait

2000

220

14

Small Strait

1600

100

9

The Port Is Divided Into Two Parts Separated By Coke Quays And Breakwater. The First Part Is Entitled The Port Or The Inner Dock While The Second Is Known By The Dock Or The Outer Part And Its Area Is 600 Hectare, Moreover The First Part Is Devoted To General Cargo Trade And The Second For Petroleum Or Bulk Cargoes. Also Pilotage Is Obligatory For Vessels Coming In Or Out Of The Port.

General Information

Port Length:

Nearly 4.8 Km

Custom Area:

Nearly 900,000 Sq. M.

Customs Barrier Length:

7 Km

Dock Density:

1.030

Tide:

1.5 Feet Above The Fixed Standard Level Of The Map

Max Depth Permitted:

37 Feet ( At Container Station And Coal Quay )

Min Depth Permitted:

14 Feet

Max Width:

2 Km

Total Area:

9600000 Sq. M.

No of berthes:

61

Handling Capacity:

23.2 Million Ton / Year

Berthes And Cargoes

Total 61 Berthes

Containers

3

RoRo

1

Coal

4

Live Stock

1

General Cargo

27

Grains

3

Military

3

Passengers

4

Oil &Petrol

5

Cement

2

Wood

3

Fertilizers

2

Ship’s Repair (Alex Arsenal)

2

Molases

1

Damietta Port

Approach Area

Canal entrance : The canal is 11.3 km long and 300 m wide,
this gradually decreases until it reaches 250 m at water break and 15 m depth.


Water Break

The western waterbreak is 1640 m long, 140 m are in land and 1500 m in the sea. The Eastern waterbreak is 738 long, 200 in land and 538 m in the sea.


Barge channel

It consists of two ports one is 1350 m that links the barges dock to the sea and other is 3750 m that links to the dock to the Nile branch. The area of the barge dock is 250 x 250 m and it is equipped with a berth of 250 m long where water depth is 5 m deep. Diameter of the rotation dock is 500 m and its depth is 14.5 m in front of the containers berth and 12 m in front the general cargo berths.


General Information

Tide:

Two feet above the constant level of the map

 Total Area:

9,3 sq km

Land area:

6.2 sq km

Water area:

3.1 sqkm

Dock density:

1.030

Capacity:

5.6 million ton yearly

Berthes And Cargoes

 

Type

No Of
Berthes

Max
Draft

General cargo

8 berthes

12.0 m

containers

4 berthes

14.5 m

Barges berth

1 berthes

N/A

grains

2 berthes

14.5 m

Storage Areas

 

General Cargo

Approx 18,500 Sq. M.

Containers

Approx 265,280 Sq. M.

Refrigerated Cargo

Approx 147,000 Sq. M.

Damietta General Cargo Terminal

Quay Length 1700 M
12 Meter Draft
One Roro Berth
Open Storage Areas 300000 Sqm

9 Transit Sheds And Warehouses
Each Shed Has Surface Area Of 5000 Sqm.

 

 

Port Said Port

 

Approach Area


Waterways:
459 Feet Wide And 12.5 To 13 Meters Deep.
Waterbreaks: The
Suez Canal Entrance Leading To The Port Is Protected By Two Waterbreaks, The Eastern Waterbreak Is Approximately 3.5 Miles Long While The Western Is Approximately 1.5 Miles Long.


General Information

Entrance:

Vessels Enter The Port Through The Suez Canal Whether From Its Northern Or Southern Entrances

Dock Density:

1.030

Total Capacity:

4.9 Million Ton Yearly

Berthes And Cargoes

 

Type

No Of
Berthes

Max
Draft

Multiperpose

2

12.8 M

Container

1

14.0 M

Grains

2

12.8 M

General Cargo

2

08.2 M

RoRo

1

12.0 M

Passengers

2

10.0 M

Lighters

7

03.6 M

 

Total Storage Area For General Cargo:106,000 Sq.M.

 

Suez Port

 

Approach Area

Ships Usually Berth In The Waiting Area., Ships Whose Draft Exceeds 11.28m, Can Enter The Port During The Tide Only On Condition That The Draft Does Not Exceed 12.19m

 




Home
About Us
Our Services
Freight Forwarding
Egyptian Ports
Inquiry
Contact Us

|Home| |About Us| |Our Services| |Freight Forwarding| |Egyptian Ports| |Inquiry| |Contact Us|