UNCTAD Code: EGDAM
 

Long: 31 o  48/E         Lat: 31 o 23/N

Time Zone                  GMT +2

Wave Code (VHF)       14  16 

Port’s Compliance with ISPS

Identification number      17373

Acceptance date             13/1/2004

Natural Characteristics

Weather                           Mild

Water Density                   1.025 (g/cm2 )

Raining Season                 Autumn - winter

Tidal range and flow          0.61m.

Port Description

Location

Damietta Port is situated 8.5 km. west of the Nile river of Damietta branch westward Ras El-Bar, and it is 70 km. distanced from Port Said Port. The port installations extend on an area of 11.8 sq. Km. The port is bordered by an imaginary line connecting the eastern and western external breakwaters.

Geographical Overview

Entrance Channel 11.4 km. long, 15 m. deep, and 300 m. wide decreasingly reaching 250 m. at the breakwater fringe, the approach channel is bordered by 18 nightly-lit buoys.

Breakwaters The western breakwater is 1640 m. long with 140 m. land-based and 1500 m. sea-based area. The eastern

breakwater is 738 m. long with 200 m. land-based and 538 sea-based area. Both breakwaters are made of stacked artificial acrobod piles topped with a concrete head.

Barge Channel The barge channel consists of two sections; one is 1350 m. long connecting the barge dock to the sea and the other is 3750 m. connecting the dock to the Nile estuary. The barge dock area is 250x250 m comprising a 250 m. long, 5m. deep quay.

Turning Dock The turning dock diameter is 500 m. with 14.5 m. depth at the container berth, and 12 m. depth at the general cargo berth.
 

Engineering Features
 

Total Area                          11800000 sq. m.

Water Area                         3900000  sq. m.

Land Area                           7900000  sq. m.

Total Warehouses area        142510  sq. m.

Total Yards Area                  254231 sq. m.

Total Silos Area                   98304   sq. m.

Maximum Port Length           4 km.

Maximum Port Breadth          3 km.

Productivity Features
 

Maximum Capacity                     19.75 million tons

TEU Capacity                        800000

Max. Ship Size                      14 m. draft-vessels

Unloading Containers Rate     2096 TEU/day

Unloading Ships Rate             4523 Ton/day

Working Hours                      24 h. (scheduled time)

Navigation Channels
 

Entrance Channel    11.3 km. Length, 300 m. width, 15 m. depts.

Barge Channel   4.5 km. length, 90 m. width, 5 m. depth

Pilotage
 

Pilotage is compulsory.  Pilotage charges are consistent with decree 60/1988 (concerning Egyptian vessels) and decree 73/1988 (concerning foreign vessels). Transshipment Containers are accorded 20-50% reduction according to decree 40/1990. Container carriers transiting the Egyptian ports are accorded 75% reduction. 

Pilots

Address  Damietta Port Authority. P.O. Box. 13 Damietta

Tel           057/290942-290941-290940

Fax          057/290963

Telex       DAMPA UN 62204

Web Site  http//www.damiettaport.org

E-mail:  mmtda@idscl.gov.eg

            damsite@emdb.gov.eg

Port Security officer

Tel   057/290956 -290954 -290944 -290942 -290941 - 290940

Fax   057/290930

Maritime terminal   Maritime Services. Channel 14

Radar bridge Tel     290964

Radio                    Channel 14