The shipping platform

Location: The port of Suez is situated at the southern end of the Suez Canal, approx. 170km S of Port Said. General overview: The bay is sheltered except from the S, providing an anchorage area for vessels awaiting pilots. The port consists of Port Ibrahim (see separate entry), providing berths for general cargo and passenger vessels; New Harbour, where facilities for tankers and livestock vessels are situated and Port Tewfik (see separate entry), used to accommodate passenger vessels in transit. Warehousing: - Cement = 5,472 m2 - Tobacco = 2,180 m2 - General Cargo = 10,115 m2 - Open Storage Area = 23,000 m2 - Containers = 5,000 m2 approximately - Cars = 2,500 m2 approximately Traffic figures: Approx. 2,400,000TEU and 900 vessels handled annually. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: - North Basin: LOA 137m, draught 7.9m. - Petroleum Basin: LOA 169m, draught 8.2m, 18,000DWT. - Port Tewfik Passenger vessels: No LOA or beam restrictions, draught 8.2m - Offshore Terminal: LOA 250m, draught 10.3m, approx. 65,000DWT (max load 45,000t).