Suez Port
Latitude: 29°58'N Longitude: 032°33'E Time Zone: GMT +2 Unctad Code: EGSUZ
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.
Dock Density 1.030 Max Draft 8.23 M Total Capacity 1,5 Million Tons General Cgo,8 Milion Tons Petrolium And Oil Products,1,5 Million Passaengers (Mostly To Saudi Arabia ). Land Area 314426 Sqm Yard Areas 24291 Sqm
General Informations:
Suez Port Is Playing An Important Role In Both Cargo Handling And Suez Canal Transit Operations, Where It Is Situated On The Southern End Of Suez Canal, Approximately 170 Km South Of Port Said.
Berthes And Cargoes:
Suez Port(Port Tawfick) Consists Of 3 Basins:
1. (The Trade Basin):
Located In The Northern Part Of The Port ,With Average Draft Of 27 Ft,Quay Length Of 1250 M, Consists Of 8 Berthes Used For Both General Cargo And Passengers.
2. Ship Yard Basin (El Tersanah):
Located In The Southern Part Of The Port, Average Draft Of 24 Ft, Quay Length Of 1080 M, The Terminal Is Connected To The Suez Shipyard Basin, This Terminal Contains Three Berthes For General Cargo And One Berth For Ship's Repairs.
3. Petrolium Basin:
Located At The Western Part Of The Port, With Average Draft Of 24 Ft, Consists Of Five Berthes For Tankers Up To 14,000 Tons And One Outer Deep Berth Of 38 Ft For Tankrs Up To 40,000 Tons.
Storage Areas:
Sheds Storage Areas Of 17,767 Sq.M. As Follows:
Cement | 5,472 Sq.M. |
Tobacco | 2,180 Sq.M. |
General Cargo | 10,115 Sq.M. |
Open Storge Area | 23,000 Sq.M. |
Areas For Containers | 5,000 Sq.M. Approximately |
Areas For Cars | 2,500 Sq.M. Approximately |
Adabiya Port
Latitude: 29°52'N Longitude: 032°28'E Time Zone: GMT +2 Unctad Code: EGADA
General Informations:
Located At The West Coast Of Suez Gulf ,Used To Handle Breakbulk Carriers,Cement Up To 50,000 Tons,Other General Cargo,And Container Vessels.
Quay Length: 1,550 M Draft: 27-42 Ft Land Area: 854,700 Sq.M. Total Capacity: 2 Million Tons General Cargo 2.5mtons Grains And Breakbulk.
Berthes And Cargoes:
Number Of Berthes |
Type | Draft |
1 | Grains | 42 Ft |
3 | General Cargo | 36 Ft |
1 | General Cargo /Cement | 36 Ft |
1 | Grains | 36 Ft |
1 | Lighters | 27 Ft |
1 | General Cargo | 33 Ft |
1 | General Cargo/Cement | 42 Ft |
Storage Areas:
Sheds Storage Areas Of 17,767 Sq.M. As Follows:
Cement | 5,472 Sq.M. |
Tobacco | 2,180 Sq.M. |
General Cargo | 10,115 Sq.M. |
Open Storge Area | 23,000 Sq.M. |
Areas For Containers | 5,000 Sq.M. Approximately |
Areas For Cars | 2,500 Sq.M. Approximately |
Sokhna Port
Latitude: 29°32'N Longitude: 032°24'E Time Zone: GMT +2 Unctad Code: EGAIS
General Informations:
Ain Sokhna, located about 40 km south of Suez on the Red Sea , the Egyptian government has allocated 9,000 hectares of land for economic and industrial development.
This area is referred to as the Sues special Economic Zone (S.S.E.Z.) ,In the direct vicinity of this industrial development, the Sokhna port and logistic center is under development, offering excellent deep – sea port facilities for the handling of liquids and bulk cargo, containers, break–bulk and general cargoes.
The port is built at an excellent location on the coast of the gulf of Suez, with Cairo located some 130 km to the west. The new port will provide the necessary interface for import and export cargo flows, serving the Suez Special Economic Zone as well as the Red Sea area and the Greater Cairo Region.
Operations in the port will start in 2002. To be able to met the cargo handling demands in the future, a Masterplan has been developed that shows the development of the Sokhna port up to 2020.
Berthes And Cargoes:
Berth Type | Number of Berths | Length (m.) | Width (m.) | depth (m.) |
Ro Ro | 2 | 200 | 30 | 17 |
Bulk & General | 1 | 750 | 30 | 17 |
Container | 1 | 750 | 30 | 17 |
Tug Craft | 1 | 200 | - | 5.5 |
Total | 5 | 1900 | - | - |