Maritime Ports

Egypt’s strategic geographical location has also played a pivotal role in the development of its maritime transport sector. Overlooking both the Mediterranean and Red seas – which are linked by the Suez Canal – Egypt, soon began to play a dominant role as a key maritime route at the international level. The government encourage the establishment of a great maritime industry by inaugurating new ports and supplying them with the latest high-tech equipment to handle cargoes and passengers. Today, there are 41 ports in Egypt divided into Commercial, Ore, Petroleum, Fishing and Tourist ports.

Egypt’s seaport have a total cargo handling capacity of about 22 million tones / year. Other important ports include Dekheila, which is a natural extension to the Alexandria Port, Damietta Port which has the largest container terminal, and port Said and Suez Port, which are situated at both ends of the Suez Canal.

Recognizing the need to expand the total handling cargo capacity of Egypt’s ports, the government commissioned the construction of two privately run ports at Ain Sukhna, equipped and operated under a 30 – year BOOT concession by a consortium led by Stevedoring Services (Us), was officially opened in October 2002.