Gargoub Port, Matrouh
Gargoub port profile — Matrouh Mediterranean coast, berths and breakwater per the Ministry of Transport, and bulk loading of Siwa rock salt. FOB on request.
Gargoub Port — Mediterranean loading point for Siwa Oasis rock salt
Gargoub is a Mediterranean port in the Matrouh Governorate on Egypt's north-western coast, listed by the Maritime Transport Sector of the Ministry of Transport among Egypt's commercial ports. It is one of the eight loading ports from which Egypt Globe Group ships, and it is where Siwa Oasis rock salt is loaded in bulk. The port is still being built out, so the facts below are the Ministry's own published figures — what is finished, what is under construction and what is planned — and the berth, draft and laycan for any given lifting are confirmed in the offer, not assumed from the port's design figures.
Gargoub is not yet in the UN/LOCODE list. The Ministry's port page gives the code EGGRB, which is the Ministry's own designation; use the port name "Gargoub" on a bill of lading or charter-party and quote the Ministry code only as a reference. Codes for the other Egyptian ports are in the Egypt port codes list.
Port profile
- Location
- Matrouh Governorate, north-western Mediterranean coast of Egypt
- Listed code
- EGGRB (Ministry of Transport, Maritime Transport Sector) — not a UN/LOCODE
- Completed berths
- 970 m container-terminal berth; two general-cargo berths of 360 m and 670 m
- Completed marine works
- 2,770 m eastern breakwater
- Under construction
- 3,050 m main breakwater
- Planned development
- 14 km of new berths at 17 m depth; 7 km² of cargo-handling yards; 10 km² total port area
- Planned handling capacity
- 15 million tonnes of cargo and 5 million TEU
- Draft, berth and laycan for a lifting
- Confirmed per offer and by the port agent before nomination
Source: Ministry of Transport, Maritime Transport Sector, Gargoub port page. The 17 m figure is the design depth of the planned berths; it is not a guarantee of draft at the berth used for a given vessel.
Commodity loaded
| Commodity | Notes |
|---|---|
| Siwa Oasis rock salt, bulk | Crystalline halite from the Siwa Oasis mines, NaCl ≥ 97 %; natural moisture 1.0 / 1.5 / 2.0 %, kiln-dried to 0.5 / 0.3 % on request; grading, purity and moisture made to the buyer's specification |
Rock salt for de-icing, chlor-alkali and process use is quoted against the buyer's tender or contract; the grades are on the salt product pages and the application pages for de-icing rock salt and chlor-alkali salt. Other rock-salt loading ports are El Dekheila, Alexandria, Damietta and Ain Sokhna; the choice between them is made on vessel size, destination and freight in the offer.
Loading and QA protocol
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Source
Siwa Oasis lot sampled and assayed at source
EvidenceSource laboratory report
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Loading port
Composite sample per lot; per-lot Certificate of Analysis issued before the Bill of Lading; an out-of-specification lot is rejected at the port, not re-graded
EvidencePer-lot CoA
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Independent inspection
Draft survey, hold inspection and witness analysis by an appointed inspector (SGS, Intertek, Bureau Veritas or TÜV Austria) when contracted
EvidenceCertificate of Inspection
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Loading
Notice of Readiness on arrival; Statement of Facts signed by Master, agent and Egypt Globe Group
EvidenceNOR, SOF, Mate's Receipt
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Documents
Bill of Lading, Certificate of Origin, CoA, and the full L/C document set
EvidenceSee documentation
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Frequently asked questions
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