Mediterranean · UN/LOCODE EG ALY
Alexandria, Egypt
Large coastal (breakwater) on the Mediterranean Sea. Channel depth 14.0 m, cargo pier depth 12.5 m, cranes: mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Mediterranean trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Al Iskandariyh (Alexandria)". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 14.0 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- 1.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Large
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Good
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- yes
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- n/a
- Breakbulk
- n/a
- Ro-Ro
- n/a
- Liquid bulk
- n/a
- Container
- n/a
- Cranes
- mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 100 t and more, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Medium
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 31.166667, longitude 29.833333.
Sea distances from Alexandria
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 1,082 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 933 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 1,002 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 554 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1,485 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3,199 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 9.5 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 896 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 3,158 | 13.2 | 11 | 9.4 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 7,441 | 31 | 25.8 | 22.1 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Damietta, Egypt about 100 nm as the crow flies
- Port Said, Egypt about 127 nm as the crow flies
- Limassol, Cyprus about 264 nm as the crow flies
- Aqaba, Jordan about 285 nm as the crow flies
- Beirut, Lebanon about 330 nm as the crow flies
- Mersin, Turkey about 414 nm as the crow flies