Port Said port
Port Description
Location
Port Said port is situated on the Northern entrance of the Gulf of Suez. It is considered
one of the main Egyptian ports due to its distinguished location at the crossroad
of the most important world sea trade route between the East and Europe via Suez
Canal, and the most extensive transshipment port in the world.
The port is bordered, seaward, by an imaginary line extending 0.5 N.M. from the
western breakwater boundary till the eastern breakwater end. And from the Suez Canal
area, it is bordered by an imaginary line extending transversely from the southern
bank of the Canal connected to Manzala Lake, and the railways arcade livestock.
Port Specifications
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Total Area |
3 km2 (3000895 m2).
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Water Area
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1.7 km2 (1733800 m2).
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Land Area |
1.3 km2 (1267095 m2). |
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Total Warehouse Area
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90000 m2
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Container Yard Area
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435000 m2.
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Total Customs Zone
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port boundaries
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Cisterns Area
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109473,4 m2..
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Total Area Of General Cargo Storage Warehouses
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0.05 km2.
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Maximum Capacity 12,175 million tons / year as follows:
- General Cargo: 4,9 million tons.
- Dry bulk cargoes: 2,54 million tons.
- Containerized cargo:4,735 million tons.
- The number of TEU: 800000 TEUs.
- Passenger: 0.03 million passengers.
- Container Voiding Rate: 25 containers/hrs.
- Max. Ship Size: 13.2 m. draft-vessels.
- Working Hours 24 hour daily
Last update: September - 2011