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Location:
El Arish Port is situated
in the North Sinai, on the Mediterranean. The port was mere
a small fishing berth for small boats. In 1987, the port was
developed for fishing purposes.
Later, a
presidential decree No. 221, was issued on 9/7/1996 to
develop the port from fishing purposes into commercial port.
The port is being run under jurisdiction of Port Said Port
Authority (PSPA).
PSPA developed the port facilities of El Arish Port, yards
development, admiralty charts, and reconstruction of
existing infrastructure. The port received the first ship
on 12/8/1996. The first shipment from the port was 4575 tons
coal to Turkey, and the port started its commercial activity
since that time on.
Coordinates:
El Arish sea port is
located at the Northern Coastal area of El Arish City, North
Sinai, Abo Sakl.
Long: 32o 49'E Lat: 31o 09'N
Time Zone
GMT +2
Wave Code (VHF)
16 (International) 13 (Local)
UNCTAD Code: EGPSD
Port’s Compliance with ISPS :
Identification number
14867
ISPS Certificate No.
: 085705
Navigation :
Entrance
and Exit Strait 270 m. length, 100 m. width, 9-11 m.
depth
Approach Area :
From the seaside, there
is an imaginary line reaching the two end of Eastern and
Norther Breakwater, length 1 nm.
Navigation
Channel :
Entrance and Exit
Strait with length of 500 m, and width 100m, and depth 911m,
defined by (2) green buoys, and a red one at the end of it.
El-Areesh lighthouse
37 m. high
Visibility
18 miles
Pilotage
Pilotage compulsory and
performed by port’s Pilots.
Natural
Characteristics
Weather
Mild
Raining
Season Winter
Tidal range and flow
0.15 – 0.65 m.
Water density
1.003
Maximum
Ship’s Draught:
The maximum
draught is 7-8 m, capacity 7-8m, and tonnage of 10000-15000
tons.
Port Area
-Current
land area 180 thousands square meters.
-Inner
coastal area 50 thousands square meters.
Designated
Capacity:
1.2 million
tons/ year
Ship
Dockyard/ Repair
Ship dock yard and repair
services carried out by Suez Canal Authority and private
sector in El Arish
Dry Dock
and Floating Units
Service provided by Suez Canal Authority
Catering
Fuel, water, food and
other needs are supplied.
Tug boats:
Carried out
by Port Said Port Authority’s tugs
Working
hours :
24 hours a day
ISPS and
PSC
ISPS and PSC
rules and regulations abidance.
Roads/
Airport
The Port is
connected with International Highways and National Railways
network,
by Mobarak Assalam Over Suez Canal Bridge in addition to El
Arish airport, which is nine (10) KM
from the port.
Port Description
Terminals:
The port has
a berth of 242 m length, used for commercial ships, with
draught of 7-8 m;
another berth of
124 m length for small floating units, 3-4 m depth.
Storage
Areas
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Total area in
M2 |
Warehouse
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2000 m2
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Covered area
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28000 m2 |
Uncovered
area |
Navigation
Navigational aids:
The
following navigational aids are available:
a) Light house tower, 37 m height, oversight 18 nm
b) Red color beacon for Eastern waterbreak
c) Green color beacon Western breakwater
d) Two (2) buoys of strait
e) Two enlightened beacons for strait to be used
by the port at night.
Floating
service units:
Pilotage launch – mooring
launch – multipurpose marine tug
Port
Activity:
· Core
minerals exportation from Sinai (white sands, coal, salts,
…etc.) to the Mediterranean Countries.
· Small
fishing ships and General Cargo ships reception.
Investment
Opportunities
Marine
Activity Business Investment
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Construction of 2500 m length berth (including Container
Terminal – Dry Bulk Terminal – General Cargo Terminal- RORO
Berth)
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Construction of storage areas
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Stevedoring works (general cargoes and others)
- Yacht
Marine Construction/ Yachting Activities
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Construction of complementary logistics projects (building
materials- food industries –Export- based industries).
Future Development
Plan
- PSPA
has an effective development plan for El Arish Port. New
storage areas shall be constructed (800 thousands Square
meters – one million square meters, in addition to a berth
of 2500 meters, and depth of 15 m, which receives ships of
40-50 tons, in addition to dry bulk terminal, general cargo
berths, containers yard, and RORO berth.
- Also,
an area shall be designated for fishing berth and another
for Yacht Marine in the port after development.
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