Port guide · UN/LOCODE EG AAC
Al Arish, Egypt
Egypt · 31.15° N, 33.83° E · Also listed as El Arish
The World Port Index classes Al Arish as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Mediterranean Sea. It records a channel depth of 13 m and a cargo pier depth of 12 m. Norfolk is 9,530 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 13 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12 m
- Max vessel length
- 250 m
- From Norfolk
- 9,530 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Bur Sa'id150 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 250 m and a maximum draft of 11.2 m.
- Channel depth
- 13 m
- Anchorage depth
- 16 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 12 m
- LNG terminal depth
- 12 m
- Tidal range
- 0.5 m
- Entrance width
- 200 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 250 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 40 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 11.2 m
- Offshore maximum vessel length
- 250 m
- Offshore maximum vessel beam
- 40 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 11.2 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- No
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- No
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: ro-ro, breakbulk and solid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- No
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Dangerous cargo anchorage
- No
- Container cranes
- No
- Fixed cranes
- No
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- No
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- No
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- No
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- No
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- None
Services and supplies
- Repairs
- None
- Dry dock
- None
- Electrical repair
- No
- Diving
- No
- Ice breaking
- No
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- No
- Provisions
- No
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- No
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Egypt
- US exports, 2025
- $9.4BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $2.8BLed by knitted apparel
Other ports in Egypt
The nearest is Bur Sa'id, 150 km away in a straight line.
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.