Logistics infrastructure in Egypt
Egypt — Ports
Egypt has 28 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.
Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.
28
Total
13
Very small
7
Small
5
Large
2
Medium
Container throughput
7,765,482 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
235.9
Container terminals
12
Maritime territory (EEZ)
251,043 km²
Most connected
- 1Al Iskandariyh (Alexandria)365.8
- 2Bur Sa'id343.4
- 3Damietta265.6
- 4Sokhna Port Gas Tanker Terminal149.1
- 5El-Adabiya15.0
Most container terminals
Deepest channels
- 1Ras Abu Zanimah23.2 m
- 2Ras Badran Oil Terminal23.2 m
- 3Ras Gharib23.2 m
- 4Wadi Feiran20.1 m
- 5El Ismailiya18.6 m
Best equipped
- 1Al Iskandariyh (Alexandria)6 / 6
- 2Bur Sa'id6 / 6
- 3Ras Gharib4 / 6
- 4As Suways4 / 6
- 5El-Adabiya4 / 6
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| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ras Abu ZanimahEGAZA | Small | Coastal (Natural) | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | 6.4 m | Fair | Repairs |
| Ras Badran Oil TerminalEGRAB | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | 4.9 m | Poor | — |
| Ras GharibEGRAG | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | — | Poor | RepairsBunker |
| Wadi FeiranEGWAF | Small | Open Roadstead | 20.1 m | 23.2 m | — | Fair | Bunker |
| El IsmailiyaEGISM | Small | Canal or Lake | 18.6 m | 11 m | 1.8 m | Excellent | — |
| As SuwaysEGSUZ | Large | Coastal (Breakwater) | 18.6 m | 6.4 m | 4.9 m | Good | RepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Ain Sukhna TerminalEGAIS | Large | Open Roadstead | 17 m | 56 m | 17 m | Fair | Bunker |
| SafajaEGSGA | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 15.5 m | 37 m | 16 m | Good | BunkerDry dock |
| El-AdabiyaEGADA | Small | Coastal (Natural) | 14 m | 14 m | 12 m | Excellent | CranesRepairsBunker |
| Al Iskandariyh (Alexandria)EGALY | Large | Coastal (Breakwater) | 14 m | 23.2 m | 12.5 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| DamiettaEGDAM | Large | Coastal (Breakwater) | 14 m | 15.5 m | 14 m | Good | Bunker |
| Bur Sa'idEGPSD | Large | Canal or Lake | 14 m | 17.1 m | 12.5 m | Excellent | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Al ArishEGAAC | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 13 m | 16 m | 12 m | Excellent | Cranes |
| Ras ShukhierEGRSH | Medium | Open Roadstead | 11 m | 23.2 m | 4.9 m | Fair | Cranes |
| Al QusayrEGAQU | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 7.9 m | 23.2 m | 7.9 m | Fair | CranesRepairs |
| Mersa MatruhEGMMU | Very Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 7.9 m | 6.4 m | 11 m | Fair | — |
| Sokhna Port Gas Tanker TerminalEGSOK | Very Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 7.9 m | 23.2 m | — | Fair | — |
| El MaadiyaEGEMD | Very Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 6.4 m | 4.9 m | 4.9 m | — | — |
| El GhardaqaEGHRG | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 4.9 m | 9.4 m | — | Fair | Repairs |
| Zeit Bay TerminalEGZTB | Small | Open Roadstead | 3.4 m | 20.1 m | 4.9 m | Fair | Cranes |
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