Damietta
(Map of Damietta)

Lat. 31° 28' N / Long. 31° 45' E.
Situated on Estuary of the E Branch of River Nile, 70 km W of Port Said.

Admiralty chart: 2578
Admiralty Pilot: 49

Approach: Access Channel from the N 11km long, 300 m wide, reducing to 250 m wide when approaching the breakwater. The channel is buoyed with 18 buoys. Odd numbers W, even numbers E. Depth in channel and waiting area has been dredged to 15m.

Anchorages:
Waiting area marked by buoys in positions:

N buoy, 31° 36' 43'' N / 31° 44' 58'' E
W buoy, 31° 35' 41'' N / 31° 44' 33'' E
Middle buoy, 31° 35' 33'' N / 31° 45' 20'' E
E buoy, 31° 35' 25'' N / 31° 46' 06'' E
NE buoy, 31° 36' 30'' N / 31° 46 12'' E
Depth: 18m.

Pilotage: Compulsory. Masters of vessels must inform Damietta Port Authority by cable 7 days before ETA, with confirmation 24 hrs prior.

Radio frequency information: Continuous watch on VHF Ch.16, 156,8 mhz. Port working on VHF Ch. 14.

Weather & Tides: Winds N to NW. rise of tide 0,5 m.

Accommodation: Covering a surface of about 9 km. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters,1400 m & 560 m long. There are a total of 14 berths for ocean - going vessels.

There is also 700 m of secondary berthing for small vessels in depth of 4.5 m.

Storage: A total of five warehouses totaling 25000 m² and refrigerated space of 3000 m². Open storage of 589000 m².

Cranes: Four mobile Gantry Cranes cap. 40 t, two mobile cranes cap. 20 t and four mobile cranes cap.15 t. 22 forklifts with cap. ranging from 5 t to 40 t are available.

Provisions: ISSA members available.

Water: Available by barges.

Container and Ro/Ro facilities: Container terminal operated by Damietta container and Cargo Handling Co, equipment includes for 40 t container gantry cranes. Ro/Ro facilities are available. Back-up area of 258000 m².

Bulk cargo facilities: Grain silo with a capacity of 100,000 t vessels up to 80,000dwt can be accommodated at the terminal, which has two suction unloaders with a capacity of 700 t/h. Behind the silos there is barge basin with a depth of 5 m, allowing the loading of inland craft which can transit the 4.5 km long canal to river Nile.

Waste Reception facilities: A barge is ready to receive dirty ballast. Special containers for garbage disposal.

Bunkers: All grades can be supplied through Copetrole via ships agents.

Towage: Compulsory inside the port. One tug is required for vessels of more than 122 m long and three tugs under master command. Tugs of 1500 hp and 2500 hp are available.

Principal imports and Exports:
Imports: Cement grain and General Cargo.
Exports: Agricultural Products, fertilizer and furniture.

Medical facilities: Hospitals at Ras El Bar, 6 km and Damietta 8 km.

Airport: Port Said, 60 km, Cairo International, 180 km.

Railway: Damietta railway station, 80 km.