Port Said East Port Code EGPSE — SCCT, MENA's Largest Terminal
Port Said East / SCCT (EGPSE) — UN/LOCODE and port profile. Deepest Egyptian berth (16.5 m), 7M TEU, container + breakbulk. North Sinai sea salt direct from Bardawil. Transit Far East 12-15 days.
Port Said East / East Port Said — 22m Draft Mega-Hub
Port Said East / East Port Said (UN/LOCODE EGPSE) is Egypt's deepest container + bulk port at 22m draft, located at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal. As of late 2024 / 2025 the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) — an APM Terminals + Maersk consortium — completed a USD 500 million expansion, adding 955 m of quay and 510,000 m² of yard space and bringing annual TEU capacity to 7 million (up from 5.4 million). In 2024, East Port Said was ranked 3rd worldwide and #1 in MENA in the Container Port Performance Index (World Bank + S&P Global Market Intelligence).
For Bardawil-origin sea salt or any Egyptian-origin cargo going on a Panamax / Capesize / ULCV vessel, Port Said East is the only Egyptian port with adequate draft. Pre-upgrade we routed such cargo through Mediterranean transshipment ports — now we can load directly at East Port Said.
The port is also the default container transshipment point for any of our cargo connecting to the major Mediterranean ↔ Asia rotations (MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM all call here).
| Commodity | Suitable? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian sea salt (Bardawil) — large vessel | ★★★★★ | Only Egyptian port with 22m draft + close to source |
| Container general cargo | ★★★★★ | Premier MENA transshipment hub, 7M TEU capacity |
| Cement + clinker | ★★★★ | Container + bulk possible |
| Bulk fertilizer | ★★★★ | Deep draft suits large lots |
| Bulk minerals (iron ore, phosphate, bauxite) | ★★★★★ | Capesize-capable bulk berths |
| Rock salt | ★★★ | El Dekheila / Alexandria still closer to Siwa + Qattara |
Standard Egyptian export document set + ULCV-specific shipping notes:
- Mate's Receipt + Bill of Lading
- Certificate of Origin
- Mill Test Certificate / COA
- TÜV Austria / SGS / Intertek / Bureau Veritas pre-shipment inspection
- Suez Canal transit documentation (if vessel transits canal during voyage)
- ULCV vessel-specific port arrival + departure clearances
- GOEIC clearance
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