Source: PSCCHC & SCCT, 2007.
A Brief about Port Said
Located in the mouth of Suez Canal, Port Said enjoys strategic location for seaport.
With almost zero deviation on vessel crossing the Canal Northbound to Europe or Southbound to Asia, Port Said serves the competitive advantage as Hub ports.
The port traditionally serves for transhipment cargo bound to North African region (Egypt, Libya, Algeria), East Med-Levant region (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, lower Turkey), Aegean region (Greece), even as far as Adriatic (Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania) and Black Sea region.
Port Said - West Port
Starting operation on October 1988, Port Said Container Terminal managed by PSCCHC which is majority owned by Egyptian Ministry of Investment.
Terminal Description Highlights: PSCT has a quay length of 1,000 meters and an overall area of 365 hectares.
In Future, Adding 675 m extension to the main container quay in (two phases), the 1st phase 400m (already approved )and the 2nd 275m, with 16m depth & 15m draft. The total terminal length of terminal quays will be 1625 meters .
Support the 1st phase quay by three gantry cranes and the 2nd one by two gantry cranes. Besides, yard cranes, tractors and semi-trailers. The back reach area (for the first phase) is 34 hectares and 16 hectares (for the second phase). Total back reach area for both phases 50 hectares.
PSCCHC or Port Said Container & Cargo Handling Co. was the sole service provider operating Port Said Container Terminal on the West side of the Canal. Enjoying steady double digit growth until SCCT emerged.
Port Said - East Port
October 2004, SCCT which is APM Terminal-managed emerged as a competing Hub on the other side of the canal (East side). Suez Canal Container Terminal cater mainly for Maersk Line cargo swinged from previous PSCCHC .
Being backed with the Giant of Shipping Industry, SCCT recorded an amazing growth and reached their first million TEU only after 18 months of operations. That's in March 2006.
Terminal Description Highlights: SCCT has a quay length of 1,200 meters and an overall area of 60 hectares.
In Phase One, Twelve Super post panamax Ship to Shore Gantry cranes will be placed, together with 37 yard cranes and other handling equipment. Initial draft is 16.5 meters increasable to 17.5 meters.
Main Customers
PSCT main customers and their shares are:
- KLine 35%
- YML 20%
- COSCO 16%
- CMACGM 9%
- Hapag Lloyd 6%
- Others : EMC, Norasia, Hanjin, APL etc
SCCT main customers are:
- Maersk Line (major supporter)
- CSCL
- CMACGM
Throughput YoY (TEU)
Port Said Contr Terminal - West
Total
2006 - 1,200,000
2005 - 921,000
2004 - 847,000
2003 - 821,000
2002 - 566,000
2001 - 563,000
2000 - 553,000
Transhipment / Local
2006 - 1,044,000 / 156,000
2005 - 728,000 / 193,000
2004 - 700,000 / 147,000
2003 - 700,000 / 121,000
2002 - 450,000 / 117,000
2001 - 424,000 / 127,000
2000 - 300,000 / 130,000
Suez Canal Contr Terminal - East
Total
2007 - 605,000 (Q1)
2006 - 1,600,000
2005 - 714,000
2004 - 19,000
Current Conditions:
- Full berth occupancy by MLO vessels
- Expected one or two days delay due to sometimes Canal Crossing delay
Opportunities:
- Feeder Services plying route to EMED Levant region
- Feeder Services plying route to North Africa region
3 comments:
cool.
nice blog!
hi, I'm a shipping executive from Italy. I found your blog very helpful in doing my research on Egypt.
Keep up the good works!
Thanks,
Giorgio Vieri
Can you tell me what Shipping Lines call at Port Said West (Old port) from UK & Europe. They all appear to be now calling at the East Port. Would appreciate your input.
Thanks
Cliff.
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