Statistics

The performance indicators in the Egyptian main ports

N.B.

Never been published by any other entity before April 2004.

• Number of the main Egyptian commercial ports: 15 ports.

(handled about 82.2 million tons of cargoes including 25.2 million tons of containerized cargoes where 9.9 million tons are local containerized cargoes representing 31% and 12% consecutively of the total handled cargo in the Egyptian ports. 2.9 million TEUs were also handled).

• Number of the main Egyptian commercial ports berths 177.
• Total berths length 34 km (main ports: 31 km, specialized ports: 3 km).
• Number of container terminals 6 (contracts were concluded for the establishment of 3 new container terminals in Alexandria , El-Dekheila and Damietta).

• The average of vessels dwell time in ports 3.5 day.
• The average of occupancy in the Egyptian Ports Berths 75%.
• The actual performance of the Egyptian ports compared with their full capacity 62%

Types of handled cargo in Egyptian ports

• Alexandria port was the most frequented port of call 31%.
• Alexandria Port Authority had the largest share of cargo handling 43%.
• Damietta Port Authority had the largest share of container handling 39.5%.
• The most frequented passengers’ port of call: Safaga, Noueibaa and Port Tawfik: 83.3%.
• The percentage of handled dry bulk cargoes in the main Egyptian ports 38.7%.
• The percentage of local cargoes carried on board Egyptian owned vessels 5.2%.
• The capacity of the Egyptian Fleet(* N.B. Egyptian owned vessels whether flying the Egyptian or the foreign flag)for handling local cargoes 12%.
• The percentage of handled liquified bulk in main ports 6%.
• The percentage of handled liquified bulk in main and specialized ports 74.5%.

(The percentage of liquified bulk handled in Rotterdam Port reached 45.7%, 29.2% in Barcelona , 68% in the Nigerian ports, 54% in Saudi Arabia and 56% in England ).

• The percentage of transshipment cargoes (in tons) handled in the Egyptian ports 19% (Damietta & Port Said had the largest share of transshipment cargo handling).

Damietta port occupied the first place in handling TEUs: 1.15 million TEUs with 39.5% of the total handled containers in Egyptian ports. (87% are transshipment containers. Thus, Damietta port terminal surpassed the 1 million containers limit in 2004 and became the most important containers port in Africa.

The performance indicators in the Egyptian main ports 2004