Red Sea & Persian Gulf · UN/LOCODE JO AQJ
Aqaba, Jordan
Very Small open roadstead on the Gulf of Aqaba. Channel depth 23.2 m, cargo pier depth 15.5 m, cranes: fixed, mobile. A discharge port of our Red Sea & Persian Gulf trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Al Aqabah". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 24.0 m
- Max vessel length
- 370 m
- Max vessel beam
- 50 m
- Max vessel draft
- 24.0 m
- Tidal range
- 1.2 m
Harbour
- Size
- Very Small
- Type
- Open Roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- 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
- fixed, mobile
- Lifts
- 100 t and more, 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Unknown
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Unknown
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 29.516667, longitude 35.
Sea distances from Aqaba
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 | 1,593 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 1,444 | 6 | 5 | 4.3 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 1,512 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 1,065 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 2,046 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6.1 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3,761 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 11.2 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 586 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.7 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 2,849 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 8.5 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 7,132 | 29.7 | 24.8 | 21.2 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Port Said, Egypt about 175 nm as the crow flies
- Damietta, Egypt about 205 nm as the crow flies
- Beirut, Lebanon about 264 nm as the crow flies
- Alexandria, Egypt about 285 nm as the crow flies
- Limassol, Cyprus about 324 nm as the crow flies
- Yanbu, Saudi Arabia about 365 nm as the crow flies