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Alexandria port is the main port in
Egypt It is dated to 1900 B.C. were the pharaohs established a port west Pharoon and
Pharous islands. This port was entitled Rakouda.
The area of the port is about 2300 meters long and 300 meters wide.
The port has docks with different depths and more than one entrance.
Alexandria is considered to be the second important city in Egypt and its main port,
moreover ¾ of Egypt's foreign trade pass through it, further more in Alexandria there are
two ports, one is located eastwards and entitled the eastern port and the other westwards
and entitled western port and there ia a T-shaped Peninsula separating
them.
Approach Area :
The harbor is protected by marine rocks and 2 break
waters while the width of the
entrance is about 400 meters and there are two fairways in between as follows
|
Length (meters) |
Width (meters) |
Depth (meters) |
| Big
Strait |
2000 |
220 |
14 |
| Small
Strait |
1600 |
100 |
9 |
The port is divided into two parts
separated by coke quays and breakwater. The first part is entitled the port or the inner
dock while the second is known by the dock or the outer part and its area is 600 hectare,
moreover the first part is devoted to general cargo trade and the second for
petroleum or bulk cargoes. Also pilotage is obligatory for vessels coming in or out of the
port.
| Port Length |
Nearly 4.8 km |
| Custom Area |
nearly 900,000 m |
| Customs barrier length |
7 km |
| Dock Density |
1.030 |
| Tide |
1.5 feet above the fixed standard
level of the map |
| Max depth permitted |
37 feet ( at container station
and coal quay ) |
| Min depth permitted |
14 feet |
| Max width |
2 km |
| Total area |
9600000 m |
| Handling Capacity |
:23.2 million ton / year |
| Berth number |
Berth length |
Berth width |
| 5/1 |
300 |
4.5 |
| 5/2 |
300 |
5.5 |
| 5/3 |
300 |
5.5 |
| 5/4 |
300 |
4.5 |
| 12 |
100 |
6.7 |
| 13 |
145 |
8.5 |
| 14 |
160 |
7.9 |
| 16 |
212 |
9.4 |
| 18 |
110 |
9.5 |
| 20 |
100 |
10 |
| 22 |
216 |
10 |
| 24 |
160 |
10 |
| 25 |
150 |
9.1 |
| 26 |
150 |
8.2 |
| 27 |
110 |
8.5 |
| 28 |
110 |
8.5 |
| 30 |
60 |
4 |
| 34 |
100 |
5.2 |
| 35 |
120 |
8.8 |
| 36 |
120 |
8.8 |
| 37 |
120 |
8.8 |
| 38 |
115 |
7.9 |
| 39 |
140 |
8.8 |
| 40 |
140 |
8.8 |
| 41 |
170 |
8.8 |
| 42 |
120 |
6.7 |
| 43 |
120 |
6.7 |
| 44 |
150 |
5.7 |
| 45 |
120 |
6 |
| 46 |
155 |
10 |
| 47 |
156 |
10 |
| 49 |
187 |
11 |
| 51 |
187 |
11 |
| 53 |
187 |
11 |
| 54 |
160 |
11 |
| 56 |
130 |
10 |
| 61 |
120 |
9.5 |
| 62 |
160 |
9.5 |
| 63 |
160 |
9.5 |
| 64 |
160 |
9.5 |
| 65 |
130 |
8.2 |
| 66 |
130 |
8.5 |
| 67 |
180 |
9.5 |
| 71 |
285 |
9-12 |
| 72 |
375 |
12 |
| 81 |
175 |
9 |
| 82 |
180 |
9.7 |
| 84 |
165 |
9.7 |
| 85 |
190 |
9.7 |
| 86 |
130 |
5.5 |
| 87/1 |
236 |
10 |
| 87/2 |
236 |
10 |
| 87/3 |
148 |
10 |
| 87/4 |
148 |
10.4 |
| 87/5 |
180 |
10.4 |
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Area for ore approximately 64,616 sq. m.
Area for coal approximately 402,306.68 sq. m.
Area for containers approximately 155,905 sq. m.
Area for general cargo approximately 86,136 sq. m.
Area for Refrigerated cargo approximately 3,760 sq. m.
| 1- |
Port Dues |
= |
GRT X 0.21
$ |
USD |
| 2- |
Light Dues |
= |
GRT X 0.05 $ |
USD |
| 3- |
Berthing Dues |
= |
GRT X 0.01 X
No. of Days $ |
USD |
Alexandria port authority, 106 Horreya
st.,Alexandria, Egypt.
Tel : +20 3 4831640 Telex: 54147 Fax: +20 3 4829714
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