Key port information can also be found at: Maritime Database information on Jordan

Port Overview

The Port is located at the Aqapa town to promote, develope and growth of maritime shipping via the kingdom's national port of Aqaba through; mobilizing business skills and concepts in public and private sectors partnerships, providing high quality services, associating with the Government in creating an attractive business environment for ship owners /operators /charters and assisting members to work for the highest professional standards and to serve as:

1. Transshipment port center
2. Ideal location to handle trade linking between nations
3. Regular ferry services with the Egyptian sea port of Nueib’e
4. Deep waters with the most efficiency in the Middle East
5. Served by an airport, excellent roads and a freight railway to the north of the country

The Port Corporation (TPC) is a governmental body with an independent character responsible for establishing, developing, maintaining and operating port activities.

The Port consists of the following sectors:

1. Aqapa main Terminal :
2. Aqapa Containers Terminal
3. Industrial Terminal

In 2004 the management of the port is handed over to Aqapa Danish Management (ADMT). The objectives of this Danaish Management are:

1. Transfer Aqaba port to the global standards
2. Increase the port productivity
3. Drive Aqaba port to be an international hub

Port website: Port of Aqaba Website

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

For information on Jordan Port contact details, please see the following link: 

4.3 Jordan Port and Waterways Company Contact List

4.1 Jordan Government Contact List

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

Berthing Specifications

NOTE: The information provided in the above table has been taken from the old DLCA and adjusted to suit the format of the new LCA.

Port Handling Equipment

Is the port equipment managed by the government or privately? n/a

The port is supported with all require equipment such as Cranes, mobile harbor cranes, rubber materials used as fendering. The Aqaba Port Corporation has its own fire brigade facility. This includes three fire-engines with water and foam, one rescue fire-engine with water, three ambulances and two tugboats with foam.

NOTE: The information provided in the above table has been taken from the old DLCA and adjusted to suit the format of the new LCA

Container Facilities

Aqaba Container Terminal is situated on the northern shores of the Gulf of Aqaba, in the southern end of Jordan. The terminal has adequate facilities to accommodate large vessels of up to 18 meters draft and a maximum length of 540 meters.
It comprises three berths of (540) meters length (15) meters draft, receives vessels up to (84,000) tons displacement
Equipped with 3 gantry cranes of (40-45) tons
(2) Mobile Harbour cranes
376 reefer points and all necessary storing yard (500,000 sq.m) and transfer equipment

Customs Guidance

For information on Jordan Ports customs guidance, please see the following links: 

1.3 Jordan Customs Information

Terminal Information

NOTE: The information provided in the above table has been taken from the old DLCA and adjusted to suit the format of the new LCA

Multipurpose Terminal

Industrial Terminal which has been constructed in 1986 as a 4-dolphin berth of 150-meters length
(24) meters draft. Receives oil tankers of up to  (406,000) tons displacement and used for handling exports and imports of oil and oil products.

Consists of:

(3) units fitted on the jetty for discharging crude oil, fuel oil and gas
(14) loading points for crude oil and (14) discharging for oil
Bromide loading unit

Oil Handling Terminal 

For information on Jordan Port contact details, please see the following link: 

4.3 Jordan Port and Waterways Company Contact List

4.1 Jordan Government Contact List

Jordan Port of Aqaba contacts

For information on Jordan Port of Aqaba, please see the following documents: 

Jordan Aqaba Port Presentation

Aqaba Port Charges

Jordan Ports Container Terminal Service Charges

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Jordan Aviation 

Key airport information may also be found at: World Aero Data website information on Jordan

For information on Jordan airports contact details, please see the following link: 4.4 Jordan Airport Company Contact List

There are seven major airports in Jordan, three of them are civilian airports and the others are military airports:

Out of the 7 Airports, only 3 are civilians and the remaining airports are military zones (4). The Civil Aviation Regulatory commission (CARC) was established on 1st August 2007 to replace the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in accordance with article (68) of the civil aviation law number (41) of year 2007. According to this legislation the CARC has financial and administrative independence, and its key roles are:

• Regulating all affairs pertain to civil aviation including safety, security, economic and environment. 
• Carrying out all contractual obligations on behalf of the government with investors, operators in accordance with the civil aviation legislation. 
• Executing all the policy prepared by the Ministry of Transport and endorsed by the Council of ministers. 
• Representing the Kingdom in bilateral and international agreements, as well as, international bodies that pertain to civil aviation. Executing the government’s environment protection policy regarding noise and emissions, sky and land use in accordance with international laws, agreements, and protocols. 
• Executing the national program of aviation security prepared by the Ministry of Transport and endorsed by the Council of ministers.
• Developing the civil aviation technically and economically in accordance with safety and security standards and conduct research and studies in this regard. 
• Striving to improve the civil aviation services level and provide the qualified human resources and the required technical expertise. 
• Issuing the regulations and setting standards for air navigation in accordance with international laws and regulations. 
• Supervising and regulating the air transport sector in the Kingdom while protecting the consumer rights. Encourage private sector investment in the civil aviation sector in accordance with the market demand, by providing incentives and taking the necessary regulatory measures to protect their investments. 
• Supervising the performance of the operators and their activities and their adherence to laws, rules and regulations established in the civil aviation sector. 
• Encouraging positive competition among investors and preventing any monopoly of the market. 

Civil Airports in Jordan

Queen Alia airport - Amman  

The Jordanian government has signed a US$ 700 million agreement with the AIG (Airport International Group) to rehabilitate, operate and expand the existing Queen Alia International Airport, QAIA, in what is described as Jordan’s largest ever BOT agreement.

The AIG consortium consists of the Edgo Group, Joannou & Paraskevaides (Overseas) Limited, Noor Financial Investment Company, J&P-Avax, Abu Dhabi Investment Company, and Aeroports de Paris Management, who won the tender launched by the Government of Jordan in April 2007 and signed the Rehabilitation, Expansion and Operation Agreement on May 19, 2007. The new facility is covering an area of over 85000 sq meters. Under the 25 year old concession agreement, AIG will be responsible for all aspects of the operation of the airport, transforming it into a world class airport that adheres to international standards.

From his part, Chairman of AIG, Salem Al Ameri said “An early transitional period has been planned, starting with the implementation of visible improvements with quicker passenger flows, upgrades to the quality of the current facilities and the development of new services or enhancement of existing ones.”  The number of passengers travelling through Queen Alia International Airport increased by 9 per cent during 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, according Queen Alia International Airport website. 73,125 aircraft movements in 2014 with 7,089,008 passengers and more than 40 airlines (passenger, charter and cargo). The estimated investment of USD 750 million in the construction of the new terminal (2013). Currently expansion with estimated cost of USD 100 million. (http://www.amman-airport.com)

Marka Airport – Amman

The airport was founded in 1950 by the British as a joint military civilian airport. In 2009, Jordan Airports Company officially assumed managerial and operational responsibility for Amman Civil Airport. It mainly serves now as a regional airport servicing domestic and nearby international routes, as well as charter and private VIP flights. In coordination with international specialized consultants, the company has prepared a comprehensive master plan for Amman Civil Airport, which includes several capital projects. The company began the implementation of the first phase of the master plan to develop the facilities at the Airport; in 2012 the VIP Lounge was renovated and operated in a new spirit and a new level of services to position it as one of the most exceptional VIP Terminals in the region. In 2013 the new airport entrance project was delivered and in October 2013 the works started to rehabilitate the arrivals terminal and expand the duty-free shops at the airport, in addition to other several infrastructure and air side projects. The airport is the home to airlines such as Royal Wings, Jordan Aviation and Arab Wings, and is operational 24 hours a day.

King Hussein Int'l Airport – Aqaba

Aqaba Airport (also known as King Hussein Int'l Airport) is an airport located in the vicinity of Industrial City, northern suburb of Aqaba in Jordan. The location of Aqaba is unusual, for within a 15 miles (24 km) radius there are three other countries, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel. The airport has a single runway equipped with a category 1 instrument landing system (ILS). Thanks to its normally excellent weather conditions, the airport is rarely closed, though strong southerly winds bring sandstorms across the Red Sea from Egypt.

The airport has a single 28,000 sq. ft. (2,600 m2) terminal building with just one departure gate and one baggage carousel, though the building is being extended. The facilities can cope when there is one aircraft to be handled, but on some occasions when there are three aircraft being turned around simultaneously things can become somewhat crowded. The capacity of the Terminal at present is 1.5 million passengers a year. There are also separate buildings for General Aviation and a Royal Pavilion – King Abdullah II owns a palace along the shoreline and regularly visits. The Royal Jordanian Air Academy are regular visitors on land-away cross country training exercises. Annual passenger figures have risen from around 20,000 per year in the early days to over 90,000 in the year 2000. There are currently around 3,000 aircraft movements a year. A significant proportion of these are training flights, including those of the Royal Jordanian Air Force.

The largest operator at Aqaba is Royal Jordanian. It operates about 10 flights a week to Amman, though extras are frequently scheduled, sometimes to coincide with passenger changeover on cruise ships. The airline operates Embraer E175 Regional Jets that undertake the journey in 45 minutes. These jets have replaced the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft used by the Royal Wings subsidiary and have a total of 72 seats, 10 of which are business class. The airline also undertakes about six charter flights to Europe, with European charter airlines adding a further dozen. German carriers are particularly well represented. Aqaba is an airport that can handle the largest

Jordan Aviation

Jordan Aviation was founded in 2000 and its operations were initiated in October 2000. It is the first privately owned charter airline. It is registered as one of the official carriers of the United Nations Peacekeeping forces worldwide. Based in Amman, Jordan Aviation is an air carrier that operates scheduled regional flights, particularly, in the Middle East, Europe, and North Africa. It also provides wet lease services to major airlines seeking additional capacity. Its main bases are Marka Airport, Amman and Aqaba Airport.  Holiday charter flights are also operated from its bases in Amman. Scheduled services commencing in June 2006 were operated for a period of time from Aqaba to the Arabian Gulf region and North Africa. Jordan Aviation: approx. 700 staff members. The overall national capacity is around 9 million travellers per year.

Local Airlines in Jordan

Royal Jordanian Airlines--known until 1987 as Alia--was the national carrier. Wholly owned by the government and operating since 1946, Royal Jordanian by 1988 had become one of the major Middle Eastern air carriers.

Jordan had two other minor airlines: Arab Air Cargo and Arab Wings. Arab Air Cargo was owned in equal shares by Royal Jordanian and Iraqi Airways. Arab Wings, a passenger charter service, was owned by Royal Jordanian (88 percent) and the Sultanate of Oman (12 percent). The latter company also included a flying ambulance service. There were nineteen usable airfields in Jordan in 1988, of which fourteen had permanent surface runways. Of these, two near Amman were major airfields: the Queen Alia International Airport, opened in 1983 and located at Al Jizah, thirty kilometers south of Amman, and the old international airport at Marka, King Abdullah Airport, used primarily by the Royal Jordanian Air Force.

Jordan Road Network

For information on Jordan Road Network contact details, please see the following link: 

4.1 Jordan Government Contact List

Distance Matrix

Being that Jordan is a transit country for goods and services to the Palestinian territories and Iraq, Jordan maintains a well-developed transportation infrastructure. Jordan ranked as having the 35th best infrastructure in the world, one of the highest rankings in the developing world, according to the World Economic Forum's Index of Economic Competitiveness. It even beat several developed countries like Israel, Italy, Ireland, Greece and it was only two places behind the United Kingdom. 

Time travel Matrix

Road Security

Security: Good

Radar Surveillance - 24/7

Traffic Police Patrol - 24/7

Civil Defense Units- 23/7

Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits

On all roads the maximum load is 30 MT.

Road Class and Surface Conditions

Jordan has a well-developed road infrastructure with 7,999  kilometers of paved highways. The road system is centralized around Amman, which connects the capital to major cities and surrounding countries. 

Classification: European standards

Inventory: two way roads, with three lanes each. Paved, and maintained one timely bases

Distance from Amman to Aqaba, Iraqi borders and Syrian borders.

The Above mentioned roads are all in a good condition.

Land transport:

The goods imported by land should be driven from the border to the nearest customs house. The transporter should adhere to the appointed routes leading directly to this customs house. The transporter of the goods shall be forbidden from overpassing the customs center without a license or depositing the goods in other buildings and places before driving them into this house. The transporter of the goods and the escorters thereof shall present upon their arrival at the customs house a bill of lading or a document which substitutes the cargo manifest signed by the driver of the transport means and the representative of the transport company if there is such a company and prepared in accordance with terms prescribed in Article 43 of this Law, and added to it the value of the commodity. When necessary, the Director may decide on some exceptions from this rule. The bill of lading or the document shall be accompanied by documents confirming its contents in accordance with the terms determined by the Director.

Jordan – Syrian borders:

1. The Daraa Border Crossing ‎ is an international border crossing between Syria and Jordan. It is located between the cities of Daraa in Syria and Ar Ramtha in Jordan. It is situated along the Damascus-Amman section of the Hejaz Railway.

1. The Nasib Border Crossing is an international border crossing between Syria and Jordan. It is one of the busiest border crossings in Syria and is situated on the Damascus-Amman international highway. It is the main crossing for Syrian exports to Jordan and the GCC countries.

Jordan – Iraqi borders:

Karameh Border Crossing is the only border crossing between Jordan and Iraq. On the Iraqi side it is called the Turaibil Border Compound .The crossing served about 800,000 passengers in the year 2010 according to Al-Arab Al-Yawm newspaper. It connects the Jordanian town of Ruwaished to the Iraqi town of Turaibil. The border crossing is about 320 km (199 miles) from Jordan's capital Amman and 575 km (357 miles) from the Iraqi capital Baghdad. On 22 June 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant assaulted the border crossing and clashed with the Iraqi Army in an attempt to capture the crossing.

Due to the current security situation in both Iraqi and Syria borders are irregularly open, therefore cross border operations is a big challenge in terms of sending food assistance.

Being that Jordan is a transit country for goods and services to the Palestinian territories and Iraq, Jordan maintains a well-developed

transportation infrastructure. Jordan ranked as having the 35th best infrastructure in the world, one of the highest rankings in the developing

world, according to the World Economic Forum's Index of Economic Competitiveness. It even beat several developed countries like Israel, Italy,

Ireland, Greece and it was only two places behind the United Kingdom. 

For information on Jordan Road Network additional information, please see the following document: 

Jordan Road Network Additional Information

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Jordan Railway Assessment

 Jordan Rail Ways

Jordan Waterways Assessment

The Government Warehouses are the best ones in the country, well built, well-ventilated and easy access with strong security presence

Currently WFP Jordan is renting three warehouses with total capacity of 5000 MT. In addition, there are excellent storage facilities at Aqaba port and at the Logistics Village, agility, Trust for Logistics services in Aqaba which is used as a bonded area too.

For information on Jordan storage contact details, please see the following links: 

4.1 Jordan Government Contact List

4.2 Jordan Humanitarian Agency Contact List

Commercial Storage

Many private companies provide safe and secure stores for all storage needs including refrigerated warehouses. Most of them are concrete stores and some are steel stores with strong foundations. Private storage facilities are mainly around Amman and Aqaba cities with few on other main cities. All private sectors storage facilities provide 24 hours/days access.

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

Public Sector Storage

Government is the main owner of the Silo and the warehouses compound used for various storage operations. The Silo is used mainly for the Wheat and other types of serials, while the stores inside the compound are used for storing different types of commodities. Currently WFP is renting 3 warehouses at Joran Silos Juwaidah compound in Amman for storing commodities.

There are a bonded warehouses at the bonded areas in some governorates including Amman and Aqaba.

Cold Chain

Jordan Milling Assessment

Milling Company: The Modern Floor Mills (Al-Gazal)

The Modern Flour Mills and Macaroni Factories Co. is a diversified cereal processor based in Amman, Jordan. In business since 1949, the company currently operates a Wheat Flour Mill, a Pasta Production Plant, a Snack Foods & Breakfast Cereals Plant and a Bakery Ingredients Product on and Distribution Business. Products are marketed under the Al Ghazal Brand Name (leading retail and wholesale wheat flour brand), Samar (snack food and breakfast cereals) as well as private label contracting.

The company operates its own distribution fleet with a nationwide reach, and is also very active in the business-to-business and export markets.

Milling Company: Southern Amman Mills

The Gulf Company For Industrial Development - Southern Amman Mills- was founded in 1997 in Amman .It's a Jordanian company specialized in wheat smashing and flour production with all kinds with a capacity reaches to 200 mt per day .
In 2000 the capacity was increased to 300 mt per day to match the increasing demand. Because of good quality and our commitment to exact delivery dates, which led to the slight demand's increase , the company developed the project through  establishing anew  factory in 2009 using the most sophisticated technology which is now used all over the world in smashing grains  by contracting with the most developed companies " the Swiss company - Buhler "  to get the productive capacity to 650 mt per day in order to serve professionally the local markets in addition to the Arabic and international markets like: Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon  and all the Middle East countries.

Milling Company: Crown Flour Mills

Crown Flour Mills, more commonly known as CFM, initiated its operations in 1952 as a modest mill capable of milling 40 tons of wheat per day. The original machines were all branded "Robinson", the British top-of-the-line equipment at that time. Only a few changes occurred between then and the early 1990s. In 1991, after 25 years of government wheat import controls, flour subsidies, and direct bread controls, the Lebanese Government liberalized the imports of wheat and allowed the private mills to operate freely on the Lebanese Market. Since that point, Lebanon's Milling Industry went through a major restructuring and reinvestment period, and witnessed an increase of the number of mills operating in Lebanon, which reached today a total of thirteen. It was at that time that started the great march of Crown Flour Mills into Modernization, Automation, Quality Control, Sanitation, ISO and HACCP Certifications and into many other fields that contributed to the current standing of CFM.

 Since 1992 CFM has invested carefully and judiciously more than US$ 20 million in new machinery, building extension, a new silos storage for wheat storage and continuous employee training. The mill incorporates the latest in Employee Safety Concepts, Automation and Process Control. CFM has selected the best milling equipment from GBS Group spa, a first class Italian machinery producer. In order to ensure that CFM is continuously maintaining its excellent product quality and service, state-of-the-art technologies, based on a well balanced scheme combining creativity and innovation, were the backbone of the mill-reengineering project. All this makes CFM one of the most modern and competitive mills in the Middle East.

Milling Company: Jordan Silos and Supply General Company

The Jordan Silos and Supply General Company was founded in 2000 in Amman. It's a Jordanian company specialized in wheat smashing and flour production with a storage capacity amounting to 890,000 mt in all four locations inside Jordan and a Milling Capacity reaches to 400 hundred mt per day. 

The Milling activities are divided into 4 locations in Jordan (Jwidah area, North Area, Rusyifa Area and, Aqaba Area)