Egyptian Ports
Alexandria
Alexandria 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 for commercial shipping. The entrance channel is 500 meters wide.
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Port Position Long |
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29º 52 E |
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Port Position Lat |
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31º 11 N |
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Terminal Type |
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Container Type, Vegetables Oil terminal, Molasses terminal, Grain terminal, Coal terminal, Petroleum terminal |
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Time Zone |
GMT +2 (+/- hours) |
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Nearest Airport |
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Alexandria, Borg El Arab |
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Authority |
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Alexandria Port Authority, 106 El Horreya Street, Alexandria |
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Max Draft |
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12.8 M |
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Max Length |
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4.8 Km |
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Max Ship size |
Approx. 150,000 Tons |
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Main Import |
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Dry bulk cargo, General cargo, Liquid bulk cargo |
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Main Export |
General cargo, Oil products |
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Navigation |
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Night Navigation allowed except for Vegetables oil terminal and petroleum terminal. |
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Tides |
Occurs from 0,3 to 0,45 meters |
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Weather |
Prevailing wind occurs North Eastern 2-3 ms during summer season 4-7 ms during winter season |
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Working Hours |
24 hours per day/7 days a week |
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Services: |
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Tanker |
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Crew Change |
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Liquid |
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Visa |
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Gas |
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Road Transport |
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RoRo |
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Personnel Transport |
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Multipurpose |
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Floating Crane |
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Break bulk |
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Tug |
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Container |
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Supply Boat |
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Dry Bulk |
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Warehouse Storage |
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Passenger |
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Fresh Water |
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Medical Treatment |
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Travel Agency |
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Air Freight Clearance |
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Sea Freight Clearance |
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Survey |
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Underwater Cleaning |
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Provisions |
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Dry-Dock |
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Dirty Ballast Reception |
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Bunkers |
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