Port Overview 

Port Said port is considered one of the most important Egyptian ports on the Mediterranean sea due to its geographical site where it is located on the eastern entrance of the Suez canal, and also on the entrance of the biggest global navigational channel (the Suez Canal) and at the mid of the biggest commercial navigational channel linking Europe with the East and it is also considered biggest crossing traffic port in the world.  It is an artificial harbour, well sheltered by breakwaters. 

Information on Anchorage, Pilotage, Radio frequencies of the port management and weather conditions of the Port can be found in the following document: Egypt Port Said Additional Information.docx

Suez Tunnel Project:

Project of constructing a tunnel under Port Said Suez Canal, consists of 3 tunnels for cars and trains, to achieve a direct link between the east and west of canal and supports the development strategy in Sinai.  The project preliminary designs take into account the development, transport and logistics needs of the region for a period of at least twenty years, including the linkage with international roads and the integrated development scheme for axis Suez Canal. 

The Suez Canal Authority announced that seven new tunnels will be dug to connect the Sinai Peninsula to the Egyptian homeland. Three tunnels will be dug in Port Said (two for cars and one for railways) and four will be dug in Ismailia (two for cars, one for railways, and one for other special uses). The tunnels will cost 4.2 billion dollars (approximately about 30 billion Egyptian pounds). The first three tunnels will cost 18 billion Egyptian pounds, Arab Contractors Company, Orascom and the armed forced are the main key players in the implementation.

Floating bridge

The Al-Nasr floating bridge to enable people to easily travel back and forth between Port Said and Port Fouad was built successfully and inaugurated in late 2016. The bridge extends from opposite banks, with the help of tugboats that push both parts until they connect to form a bridge that can be traversed by cars. It is 420 meters long. This was an important step towards the efficient movement of equipment and manpower.

Key port information can also be found at: Website of the Maritime Database on the Port Said

Port website: Port Said sea port webpage  

Port Picture 

Description and Contacts of Key Companies 

For more information on Contacts and key companies click here for the website of the Egypt Maritime Transport Sector (MTS).

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Egypt Port and Waterways Companies Contact List

Port Performance 

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges 

For information on port rates and charges, please see the following link at the MTS website: http://www.mts.gov.eg/ar/agencies/default/index/1-22-Tariff-Services-Agency

Berthing Specifications

Click here for further narrative about berths available, from the Maritime Transport Sector website. 

General Cargo Handling Berths 

Maximum Capacity: 6 million ton/year as follows: 

• Berth length: 2.4 km - first phase: 1200m + second phase 1200m 
• Containerised cargo: 6 million tons 
• Containers: 2.2 million TEUs, the volume of containers handled after the completion of the second phase reached 5.1 million TEU 
• Ship of depth up to 14.5m is the maximum ship size that can be accommodated. 
• Working Hours: throughout 24 Hours. 

Port Handling Equipment 

The port equipment is managed by the government.

Floating cranes with 500 tons lifting capacity on the main hook.

Container Facilities 

Customs Guidance 

The Customs Department is one of the interests of the Ministry of Finance, and extends its role from the collection of fees and taxes to control the movement of goods imported to the country and goods imported from the country. 

The core functions of the Customs can be determined as follows:

1. The collection of fees and taxes and other receipts paid by importers and exporters according to the Customs Tariff Act and other relevant laws. 
2. Protect state revenues, and that by preventing the evasion of duties and ensure payment of fees and taxes due 
3. Control of warehouses in ports and marine air, and follow-up of raw materials exempted from customs duties 
4. Supervision on the movement of the stock of goods in the stores of public and private warehouses authorised to store imported goods 
5. Commitment to implement the decisions and rules and standards issued by the ministries and government departments other in the country such as the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of the Interior, and also the interest of the veterinary quarantine and quarantine, and the Drug Enforcement Administration and management of the inspection of weapons and explosive materials, Ministry of management and internal control over artistic works and publications. 
6. Of functions that are specific to the Customs Department is to combat smuggling, either to the inside or outside the country through customs, either sea or air, or land. Customs and focus its efforts in following up on all the ports that are expected to occur through smuggling activities taking place in order to avoid paying duties and taxes or to enter drug and prohibited materials into the country, or breach of customs legislation. 
7. And the customs with the help of other regulatory bodies to tighten control over the incoming or outgoing goods, or prohibited. Examples of such Bodies:
   1. Ministry of Communications and Information
   2. Department of Health
   3. Ministry of the Interior
   4. Department of State
   5. Department of Defense
   6. Drug Enforcement Administration
   7. Industrial Control Authority
   8. interest quarantine
   9. Department of censorship and Publications
   10. Environmental Protection Agency
8. And Customs is working to enhance the performance of customs tariff in various sectors, and through the introduction of new techniques such as pre-release and also the application of risk management techniques widely in various areas of customs. 

And all disclosures and inspection of the goods, whether imported or exported by the customs, those goods are dealt with according to special rules for testing adhered to by staff in the departments of customs examination 

For more information on customs in Egypt, please see the following link: 1.3 Egypt Customs Information

Terminal Information 

MULTIPURPOSE TERMINAL 

Latest performance:   

• Containerized cargo: 4,735 million tons. 
• The number of TEU: 800,000 TEUs. 
• Passenger: 0.03 million passengers. 
• Container Voiding Rate: 25 containers/hrs. 
• Max. Ship Size: 13.2m draft-vessels. 
• Working Hours 24 hour daily 

GRAIN AND BULK HANDLING 

The port is equipped with 12 warehouses for inbounded grain with total space capacity of 17,500 m² .

MAIN STORAGE TERMINAL 

For further information on storage please see the following link on the MTS website:http://www.mts.gov.eg/ar/agencies/default/index/1-22-Tariff-Services-Agency

Hinterland Information 

Containers and bulk cargo are being transported outbound mainly by Road (Inland transportation) to other ports or to final consignee, however part of the cargo is being moved by railway to Damietta and Port Said.

Port Security