Petroleum Ports
Ras Sidr
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Time Zone
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GMT +2
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Wave Code
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( VHF 16 )
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Coordinate
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Long
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32 o 42.30 \ E
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Lat
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29 o 34.60 \ N
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Port Data
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Port Address
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Gulf of Suez maritime zone
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Port Zone
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Gulf of Suez shore
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Total Area
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1.5 x 1.5 Km
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Maritime Surface
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4 Km2 (1300 x 1300 m)
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Port Construction Resolution
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22/1981-112/1985
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Port Licensing Resolution
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503/2002
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Duration of the License
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1/10/2002–30/9/2012
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Administrative Body
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Petroleum General Authority
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Port Activity
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Oil Shipping and oil services
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Port Capacity (vessel)
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One carrier every 2 months
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Port Description & Characteristics
Navigation Aids
A berth has 6 mooring buoys for mooring large vessels of 17 thousand to 30 thousand
tons specified for petroleum where there is a pipeline extending between the shore
and the anchorage buoys 1.5 away from shore and the maximum draft of 26 feet.
Approach Area
The entry of the port is through. The identification of the identical line using
G.p.S or by the following:
- The minaret at the north of the stone area.
- 2 wireless masts with Red lights at night.
- 5 Oil Tankers south the wireless masts & the minaret.
- A Residential area north the city.
Anchorage
- The Northern berth & the intermediate scaffold can be used by small services launches
wit 1 m draft (only in case of tide).
- Mooring buoys are used by petroleum carriers on the coast and a pipeline is extending
between the shore and the anchorage buoys.
- The Anchor is port acted from all the environment effects except the south & south
west minds.
- The Anchor is owned by the general company for petrol.
Berth
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Northern Berth
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A Concrete berth of 14m, and 75 m height, length inside sea, depth is 1m, at the
end of the berth in ebb times. The berth is equipped with mooring bollards, suitable
for service boats in flow times.
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Middle Berth
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It is iron scaffold of 2 m, and 75 m height, length inside sea, depth is 80 cm,
at the end of the berth in ebb times, berth is equipped with mooring bollards suitable
for service boats in flow times.
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Southern Berth
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It is a brick of 50 m, length equipped with concrete braces with mooring bollards
and slopes, depth is ranging between 2-2.5m, in ebb times at the emd of the berth.
The port extending between to coast and the braces needs to behaved, so berth cannot
be used at the present time.
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Port Facilities and Services
Facilities
- Reception And Waste Treatment Unit.
- Fire fighting.
- The port can receive vessels with its capacities during morning only and it can
also receive vessels at nights (under order).
Services
Fresh water - Electricity - Sewage
Contacts
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Administration
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Petroleum General Egyptian Authority.
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Address
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Palestine street-fourth district Maadi - Cairo.
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Telephone
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02/7065033 - 02/4030975 -02/7065030 - 0123994930 -096/3400290
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Fax
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02/7065030 -02/2608237
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Source: Central Department of specialized Ports and Marine Environment