FOB Damietta vs Alexandria vs Port Said East
FOB Damietta vs Alexandria vs Port Said East compared for bulk Egyptian salt — berth depth, vessel size limits, loading rates, demurrage exposure, transit-day map.
If you're sourcing bulk Egyptian salt, your loading port choice affects vessel type, loading rate, and transit time. We load at all 7 Egyptian ports — this guide compares the three highest-volume options.
Damietta (EGDAM) — primary salt port
- Berth depth 14.5 m — handysize + supramax
- Loading rate 4,000-7,000 MT/day on bulk
- All grades available
- Transit GCC 2-3 days, EU 5-12 days, India 12-15 days
Alexandria (EGALY)
- Berth depth 14.0 m
- Specialty: rock salt + chemical-grade NaCl
- Refinery-served berth
Port Said East SCCT (EGPSE)
- Berth depth 16.5 m (deepest)
- Container + breakbulk
- North Sinai sea salt direct from Bardawil
- Transit Far East 12-15 days, S. Asia 8-10 days via Suez pipeline
Quick decision tree
- GCC / Saudi → Ain Sokhna (shortest)
- EU / UK / Mediterranean → Damietta or Alexandria
- Far East / SE Asia / India → Port Said East
- Need vessel >50,000 DWT → Damietta or Port Said East
- Need container loads → Port Said East
Demurrage budget
For a typical handysize loading 25,000 MT at Damietta: 4-6 days, USD 8,000-15,000/day demurrage rate, 72h free time. Pick a port that has the loading rate to handle your vessel size.
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Quality at the Core — verified supply from Egypt Globe Group
The analysis above is published by the export desk of Egypt Globe Group, an Egyptian B2B commodity house incorporated in 2014 with an internal Quality Assurance division at its nucleus. Across salt, cement and clinker, fertilizers, chemicals, industrial minerals, agro and metals, every lot is laboratory-tested at the port of loading and released on a Certificate of Analysis before the Bill of Lading; independent inspection by TÜV Austria, SGS, Intertek or Bureau Veritas is available on every consignment, and a lot outside specification is rejected at the port rather than renegotiated.
- Zero tolerance on specification deviation
- No re-grading or renegotiation after the fact — an out-of-spec lot does not load
- Per-lot laboratory verification
- Certificate of Analysis or Mill Test Certificate issued before the Bill of Lading
- Independent third-party inspection
- ISO/IEC 17020 / 17025 bodies at any of seven Egyptian ports; retained samples held 90 days
- Laycan and grading discipline
- Documented Notice of Readiness and Statement of Facts; sieve, assay and moisture verified per lot
- Quality & compliance — the QA charter, inspection partners and destination conformity programmes
- Inspection & QC · Trade documentation · Loading ports
- Request a quote — priced FOB / CIF / CFR offer, sample Certificate of Analysis and inspection protocol
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FOB / CIF / CFR pricing from 7 Egyptian ports — turnaround once stock, laycan and freight are confirmed.
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