Adabiya Port Code EGADA — Berths, Draft & Bulk FOB
Adabiya (EGADA) — UN/LOCODE and port profile for the Western Gulf of Suez bulk terminal. 9 berths, up to 14 m draft, 60,000 DWT, ~10M MT/yr throughput. FOB bulk salt, cement, phosphate & minerals.
Adabiya Port — Western Gulf of Suez bulk hub with a port-side QA gate
Adabiya (port code / UN/LOCODE EGADA) sits on the western coast of the Gulf of Suez, about 17 km from Suez City. It is one of Egypt's most active bulk-cargo ports, handling around 10 million MT and 754+ vessels annually under 24/7 three-shift operations. Egypt Globe Group uses Adabiya for mid-size Handymax bulk lots bound for the GCC, the Indian Ocean and East Africa, and applies the same Quality Assurance protocol here as at its 7 primary loading ports: a per-lot Certificate of Analysis or Mill Test Certificate issued before the Bill of Lading, laycan discipline with documented NOR / SOF, and rejection at the loading port of any lot outside the CoA.
Adabiya is the freight-shortest Egyptian port for mid-size bulk lots bound for GCC + Indian Ocean + East Africa when the 17 m-draft Ain Sokhna capacity is unavailable or oversubscribed, with lower berth congestion than Ain Sokhna for opportunistic Handymax cargo.
Port profile
| Parameter | Detail |
|---|---|
| UN/LOCODE (port code) | EGADA |
| Location | Suez Governorate, Red Sea (western Gulf of Suez), 17 km from Suez City |
| Type | Multi-purpose bulk + general cargo, with strong dry-bulk specialty |
| Operator | Egyptian Ports Authority — overseen by SCZONE |
| Status | Established, growing under the SCZONE master plan |
| Berths | 9 berths, total length 1,805 m |
| Draft | 9 m at the shallowest berths, 14 m at the deepest (depending on berth) |
| Vessel capacity | Dry-bulk vessels up to 60,000 DWT (Handymax) |
| Bulk loading rate | 5,000–6,000 MT/day typical (per berth) |
| Port area | 1,140,000 m² total |
| Annual throughput | ~10 million MT, ~754 vessels |
| Operations | 24/7, 3 shifts daily |
| Region classification (group register) | Red Sea / Gulf; Egypt-origin loading port |
Commodities loaded
| Commodity | Suitability | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk salt (Siwa / Qattara rock salt, Red Sea sea salt) | High | Handymax-capable; southbound-route advantage to GCC, East Africa and the Indian Ocean (Suez avoidance) |
| Cement + clinker | High | Strong bulk infrastructure; lanes to Yemen, Sudan, Djibouti |
| Phosphate rock | High | Active phosphate export lane to the Indian and Bangladeshi fertilizer industry |
| Bulk minerals | High | 60,000 DWT vessel capacity |
| Coal, bauxite, dry-bulk transit | Medium | Transit cargo |
| General cargo + break-bulk | Medium | Regional distribution |
| Container | Limited | Limited container capacity |
| Sea salt (Bardawil) | Limited | Long inland trucking — Al-Arish or Port Said East are closer to source |
Loading & QA protocol
| Gate | Control | Evidence | Who · frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extraction / source | Lot released by the Siwa / Qattara mine lab, Red Sea saltworks lab, cement mill or mine before trucking to Adabiya | Source lab report, weighbridge tickets | EGG source laboratory · every lot |
| Stockpile | Port stockpile segregated by lot; pre-loading documentation lodged 24–48 h before berth allocation | Stockpile map, lot register | Port operations · continuous |
| Port laboratory | Composite sample per ISO / ASTM sampling plan; CoA / MTC issued before NOR acceptance and B/L; out-of-spec lot rejected, never re-graded | Per-lot CoA / MTC | Port QC team · every vessel |
| Independent inspection | Hold inspection, sampling during loading, draft survey, witness test; GCC SABER / KEBS PVoC / BIS programmes where required | Certificate of Inspection, draft survey report | TÜV Austria / SGS / Intertek / Bureau Veritas · per shipment when contracted |
| Laycan & loading | NOR tendered on arrival; SOF signed by Master, agent and EGG; 5,000–6,000 MT/day per berth; Time Sheet basis for laytime | NOR, SOF, Time Sheet, Mate's Receipt | Port operations + agency · every vessel |
| Documents | Mate's Receipt, B/L, Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Certificate of Origin (PAFTA preferential for Arab destinations), CoA / MTC, GOEIC clearance | Full document set | Documentation desk · every shipment |
Applications & markets
Adabiya serves GCC and Indian Ocean buyers of chlor-alkali salt and water-treatment salt, construction buyers of cement in Yemen, Sudan and Djibouti, and fertilizer producers in India and Bangladesh taking phosphate rock — see Saudi Arabia import guide and the mining companies in Egypt market page.
Standards & documentation
- Cargo conformity is certified against the contract standard — EN 16811-1, BS 3247, ASTM D632, AASHTO M-143, GOST 13830, SS-EN 16811-1 for salt; EN 197-1 and ASTM C150 for cement.
- Document set: trade documentation. Inspection protocol: inspection & quality control. Port operations: port services. Group systems: quality & compliance. Vessel classes: vessel sizes.
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