Damietta port

The port of Damietta is about 8.5 km to the west of Damietta branch of River Nile in the Mediterranean sea to the west of Ras El Bar, It is at the distance of 70 km to the west of port Said Port. The construction cover an area of 25 km.

Approach area

Canal entrance: The canal is 11.3 km long and 300 m wide , this gradually decreases until it reaches 250 m at water break and 15 m depth. The canal is surrounded by 18 buoys which are lit at night, odd numbers on the right and even numbers on the left, There is an external waiting area.

Water Break: The western waterbreak is 1640 m long, 140 m are in land and 1500 m in the sea. The Eastern waterbreak is 738 long, 200 in land and 538 m in the sea. The waterbreaks are protected from the external side the industrial acrid bocks and they are topped by a cement layer.

Barge channel: It consists of two ports one is 1350 m that links the barges dock to the sea and other is 3750 m that links to the dock to the Nile branch.
The area of the barge dock is 250 x 250 m and it is equipped with a berth of 250 m long where water depth is 5 m deep.
Diameter of the rotation dock is 500 m and its depth is 14.5 m in front of the containers broth and 12 m in front the general cargo berths

Port dimension: An imaginary line links between the two ends of the external eastern and western break waters

Port Dues

1-	Port Dues	= GRT X 0.25	USD
2-	Light Dues	= GRT X 0.1	USD
3-	Berthing Dues	= GRT X 0.0125 X No. of Days	USD
4-	TUGs	= 320 per TUG	USD

Number of TUGs used depends on vessel's length over all as follows:

L.O.A	No. of Tugs
Less than 275 ft	Nil
275 ft - 399 ft	1
400 ft - and up	2

5- Pilotage Dues from the outer anchorage to the berth or vice versa as per the

following table:

a) From outer anchorage to the berth or vice versa:

Vessel's GRT	USD
UP TO 999	90
1000 – 4999	150
5000 – 9999	209
10000 – 19999	294
20000 – 29999	387
30000 – 39999	514
40000 – 49999	578
50000 – 59999	610
60000 AND UP	717

b) Outside Sea pilot:

Vessel's GRT	USD
UP TO 999	50
1000 – 4999	98
5000 – 9999	131
10000 – 19999	196
20000 – 29999	271
30000 – 39999	343
40000 – 49999	363
50000 – 59999	370
60000 AND UP	437

C) Inside port and basins:

Vessel's GRT	USD
UP TO 999	40
1000 – 4999	52
5000 – 9999	78
10000 – 19999	98
20000 – 29999	116
30000 – 39999	170
40000 – 49999	215
50000 – 59999	240
60000 AND UP	280

- 50% to be added to the above rates in case of working during night time/holiday

6- Mooring and Unmooring as per the following table:

Vessel's GRT	USD
300-999	20
1000-3999	30
4000-8999	45
9000-14999	65
15000-29999	85
30000-39999	100
40000 and up	120

N.B.
20% to be added to the above rates in case working after office hours and 50 % in case working

on Fridays and official holidays.

7- Official Agency Fees
(Payable to Maritime Sector)

A) Basic fees

GRT	USD
Up to 3000	250.00
>3000 up to 5000	300.00
>5000 up to 10000	400.00
>10000 up to 20000	500.00
>20000 up to 40000	600.00
>40000 for each 10000	50.00

For Passengers & Cruise ships:
Up to 15000 400.00
> 15000 600.00

Other floating units:

- Yachts > 60 m LOA 90.00
- Towage units 200.00

B) Additional fees

The rates indicated in the item (A) are applicable for the first 5 days stay, USD 25.00 will be added per any extra day.

General Conditions

- The Yachts up to 60.00 m LOA to be exempted from the official agency fees
- Rebates of 50% to be granted for Passengers & Cruise ships of LOA>60m.
- The above fees are payable in USD for the foreign vessels.
- The above fees are payable in L.E. for the Egyptian vessels with the rates on the basis of that

the USD is equal L.E..

Note:

The above items does not include other port Expenses (permit of departure, over time, port

police, quarantine, immigration, cleaning,...etc

Address

Port Authority of Damietta , PO Box 13 , Damietta 34511 Egypt
Tel :(2 057) 290940 - 290941 - 290000
Fax :(2 057) 290930 - 290963