Petroleum Ports

Sadat Port

Coordinate

Port Data

Administrative Body

Oil Pipelines Company – Bala'eim Oil Company (Petroil)

Port Description

The port is 222.19m length, 12.80m draft, 23.77m water depth with maximum tonnage of 60000 tons and discharge line of 30 inches. 2 hoses of 16 inches are used as well as the permanent use of Sadat tugboat (2250 hp), which is owned by the General Egyptian Oil Authority for helping in carrier mooring, unmooring and safeguarding during discharge. It is also provided and equipped by fire combating and pollution prevention equipment. An equipped scaffold for motorboat mooring at 3 m. depth is available .The scaffold extends 150 m. from the shore towards the sea eastwards at a style="text-width of 80 m. It is not fitted with any navigational aids for approach. Studies are executed for the construction of a new scaffold. The port is an imaginary line extending from the crossing point between latitude 29 48 N and longitude 32 27.15 E then is directed 90 for 2 miles, then 180 for 3 miles, then 270 till the shoreline.

Location

It is located on the 30th km on the Suez Gulf Coast.

Port Activity

Receiving and discharging crude oil produced from fields or imported to deliver it to the refineries in Suez and Mostarad regions.

Year of Establishment

January 1990

Port Capacity (Vessel)

Vessel/3 days

Contacts

Source: Central Department of specialized Ports and Marine Environment

Last Update: June 2008