Gargoub Port, Egypt

2/13/2025 2:00:33 PM

One of Egypt’s oldest ports which played an important role during World War II by having a strategic location due to its proximity to the front lines in North Africa, previously used for military logistics and supply operations, though it is not as prominent as other Egyptian ports, it now has the basic infrastructure to support small-scale maritime activities, including fishing and minor trade making it a potential hub for maritime activities.
There have been discussions about developing the region to boost its economic activities, where developers have set-up a plan to re-construct new berths with a total length of 14 kilometers and a depth of 7 meters, alongside cargo handling yards spanning 7 square kilometers, with a total area of 10 square kilometers. The construction of the main breakwater, extending 3050 meters, is currently in progress. Additionally, the following has been completed:
• Construction of a 970-meter-long container terminal.
• Construction of general cargo berths with lengths of 360 meters and 670 meters.
• Construction of the eastern breakwater, measuring 2770 meters in length.
Moreover, a 700-meter-long multi-purpose terminal has been completed, comprising 200 meters for passenger services and 500 meters for general cargo.
Minor maritime activities are being carried nowadays with the hope of more to be done with the development plans being carried out now.
Our office has even recently carried out a cargo survey there where we have assigned one of our surveyor firms to attend and successfully carried out the survey.