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Logistics & Freight Forwarding

Freight forwarder for bulk, breakbulk and FCL cargo from 7 Egyptian ports: chartering, laycan and NOR discipline, draft survey, FOB / CFR / CIF, one B/L.

Logistics & freight forwarding — one accountable team from Egyptian source to destination port

Egypt Globe Group arranges ocean, road and multimodal transport for every shipment it sells: bulk-vessel charters, break-bulk parcels and full-container loads (FCL) ex any of the 7 Egyptian loading ports, plus the inland leg from the Siwa and Qattara mines, the North Sinai and Red Sea saltworks, the cement plants and the agricultural cooperatives to the port-side stockpile or stuffing yard. The chartering and freight desk sits in the New Damietta operations office, alongside the port QC teams, so the vessel fixture and the specification gate are managed by the same people.

Freight is where supply-chain risk concentrates: a missed laycan, an unclear SOF or a cargo loaded before the laboratory releases the lot turns a commercial contract into a dispute. EGG's logistics model is built around laycan discipline with documented NOR / SOF, a specification that is guaranteed at the port of loading and binding under the sales contract, and voyage condition governed by the B/L and marine insurance. No lot is loaded before the per-lot CoA / Mill Test Certificate is issued by the port laboratory.

Service scope

Scope	What EGG does	Evidence issued	Responsible team
Bulk-vessel chartering	Voyage charters for Handysize to Panamax tonnage (Capesize at El Dekheila / Ain Sokhna); laycan, loading rate and demurrage terms negotiated and written into the sales contract	Fixture recap, charter party, NOR, SOF, Time Sheet	Chartering desk, New Damietta
Container (FCL) booking	20-ft, 40-ft, 40-ft HC and reefer bookings on liner services from Damietta, Port Said East, Alexandria and Ain Sokhna	Booking confirmation, container load plan, seal record	Freight desk
Break-bulk parcels	Bagged, FIBC and palletised cargo stowed as part-cargo on multipurpose vessels	Stowage plan, Mate's Receipt	Freight desk + port operations
Inland trucking	Weighbridge-certified road haulage from source to port; GPS tracking on request	Weighbridge tickets, truck manifest	Inland transport coordinator
Multimodal	Combined road + sea + final-mile with one B/L and one quotation for destinations without direct vessel calls	Through B/L, multimodal quotation	Freight desk + distribution partners
Track & trace	Daily position reports from sailing to discharge for every active shipment	Daily position report	Operations desk

Service-level parameters

Vessel classes and loading capability

Vessel class	DWT range	Loading ports (max draft per port page)	Typical use
Handysize	10–35 kt	All 7 ports; Adabiya up to 60,000 DWT	Salt, cement and fertilizer parcels of 15,000–30,000 MT
Handymax	35–55 kt	Damietta, Alexandria, Ain Sokhna, Al-Arish (14 m), Adabiya, Safaga	40,000–50,000 MT bulk lots
Supramax	55–60 kt	Damietta, Alexandria, El Dekheila, Ain Sokhna, Al-Arish (up to 50,000 DWT)	45,000–55,000 MT cement, clinker, salt
Panamax	60–80 kt	El Dekheila (17–20 m), Ain Sokhna (17 m), Damietta deep berths, Port Said East	Fertilizer, phosphate rock, large salt contracts
Capesize	up to 180 kt	El Dekheila mineral jetty (165,000 DWT), Ain Sokhna, Port Said East (22 m)	Iron ore, clinker, aggregates

Port loading rates and laytime (group port-loading register)

Port	UN/LOCODE	Bulk loading rate	Container rate	Max vessel	Max draft	Typical laytime
Damietta	EGDAM	8,000 MT/day	700 boxes/day	65,000 DWT	11.5 m (register) — deeper berths per port profile	3.0 days
Alexandria	EGALY	8,000 MT/day	500 boxes/day	65,000 DWT	11.8 m (register)	3.5 days
Port Said / Port Said East	EGPSD / EGPSE	10,000 MT/day	600 boxes/day	75,000 DWT	12.5 m (register); 22 m at SCCT	3.0 days
Ain Sokhna	EGSOK	12,000 MT/day	800 boxes/day	100,000 DWT	14.0 m (register); 17 m basin	2.5 days

Per-port operational detail, including El Dekheila, Al-Arish, Safaga and Adabiya, is on the loading-ports pages.

Charter-party framework

Laycan: Fixed window written into the sales contract; cargo readiness confirmed by the port laboratory before the laycan opens
Notice of Readiness: Tendered by the Master on arrival; accepted once the lot CoA is issued and the berth is allocated
Statement of Facts: Signed by Master, agent and EGG port team; basis for Time Sheet and laytime calculation
Laytime / demurrage / despatch: Per charter party; Damietta reference terms on the Damietta loading-rates page
Draft survey: Independent surveyor (Bureau Veritas / SGS / Intertek) on request; B/L quantity follows the survey
Incoterms: FOB / CFR / CIF standard; DAP / DDP on request — see Incoterms 2020
Marine insurance: Institute Cargo Clauses (A) on CIF / CIP; certificate issued with the document set

QA verification chain

Verification chain5 gates · every consignment

1

Extraction / source

Lot released for trucking only after the source lab confirms the contract specification

EvidenceSource lab report, weighbridge ticket

Source laboratory · every lot
2

Processing / stockpile

Port stockpile segregated by lot; no mixing of released and unreleased material

EvidenceStockpile map, lot register

Port operations · continuous
3

Port laboratory

Composite sample per ISO / ASTM sampling plan; CoA / MTC issued before NOR acceptance and B/L

EvidencePer-lot CoA / MTC

Port QC team · every vessel
4

Independent inspection

Sampling, draft survey, hold inspection and witness test

EvidenceCertificate of Inspection, draft survey report

TÜV Austria / SGS / Intertek / Bureau Veritas · per shipment when contracted
5

Destination acceptance

Arrival test reconciled with the CoA; retained sample available for dispute

EvidenceArrival report

Buyer lab + EGG QA · per shipment

Applications & markets

Lane selection follows the commodity and the destination: Mediterranean and North European buyers of de-icing salt and cement load at Damietta, Alexandria or El Dekheila; GCC, Indian Ocean and East African buyers of chlor-alkali salt, fertilizer and phosphate load at Ain Sokhna, Adabiya or Safaga; Bardawil sea salt loads at Al-Arish or Port Said East. Country requirements are in the import guides.

Standards & documentation

Vessel-class definitions: vessel sizes. Delivery terms: Incoterms 2020.
Cargo conformity certified against EN 16811-1, ASTM D632, GOST 13830, EN 197-1 or ASTM C150 as the contract requires.
Document set per shipment: trade documentation; inspection protocol: inspection & quality control; group certifications: quality & compliance.

Are you a freight provider?

Shipping lines, multimodal operators and freight forwarders can submit rate cards directly into the group's pricing system via the Logistics Portal. Once submitted, rates flow into the quote pipeline and are surfaced to commercial teams as buyer RFQs come in.

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Breakbulk freight forwarding to Damietta, Alexandria and Safaga

Buyers and forwarders searching for breakbulk cargo services to Damietta port, greater Alexandria port or Safaga port are describing the third line of the service scope above: bagged, FIBC and palletised cargo stowed as part-cargo on multipurpose vessels, with the stowage plan and Mate's Receipt issued by the freight desk and port operations. Egypt Globe Group acts as the freight forwarder for that cargo from the Egyptian source to the destination port, on FOB, CFR or CIF terms, and books the same parcel as FCL where a liner service fits better.

Damietta
What loads1–1.5 MT FIBC and bagged salt, cement, fertilizer and gypsum as part-cargo
Berth capabilityMulti-purpose deep-water berths; 8,000 MT/day bulk rate; 700 boxes/day for containers
Where the terms are setDamietta loading rates, demurrage and free time
Alexandria and El Dekheila
What loadsRock salt, cement, fertilizer and gypsum parcels; Panamax and larger at El Dekheila
Berth capabilityMulti-purpose commercial berths; 8,000 MT/day bulk rate; 500 boxes/day
Where the terms are setCharter-party framework above
Safaga
What loadsPhosphate rock, bulk minerals, cement and chemical-grade salt for the Indian Ocean and Far East
Berth capabilityRed Sea multi-purpose terminal
Where the terms are setCharter-party framework above

The forwarding scope for a breakbulk parcel is the same as for a bulk charter: laycan written into the sales contract, NOR tendered on arrival and accepted once the lot CoA is issued, SOF signed by Master, agent and EGG, draft survey or bag tally by an independent surveyor on request, and one through B/L for multimodal destinations without a direct call. Vessel classes are defined on vessel sizes; delivery terms on Incoterms 2020; shore handling on port services and stevedoring.

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State the commodity, tonnage, preferred loading port, destination port and Incoterm; the freight desk returns a fixture-ready offer with laycan and loading-rate terms once stock, laycan and freight are confirmed. Request a quote.

Contents· 8 sections

01Logistics & freight forwarding — one accountable team from Egyptian source to destination port
02Service scope
03Service-level parameters
04QA verification chain
05Applications & markets
06Standards & documentation
07Breakbulk freight forwarding to Damietta, Alexandria and Safaga
08Request a quote

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Frequently asked questions

What does Logistics & Freight Forwarding cover?

6 activities: Bulk-vessel chartering, Container (FCL) booking, Break-bulk parcels, Inland trucking, Multimodal, Track & trace. Bulk-vessel chartering: Voyage charters for Handysize to Panamax tonnage (Capesize at El Dekheila / Ain Sokhna); laycan.

What evidence does Egypt Globe Group issue for Logistics & Freight Forwarding?

Per lot or per shipment: Fixture recap, charter party, NOR, SOF, Time Sheet; Booking confirmation, container load plan, seal record; Stowage plan, Mate's Receipt; Weighbridge tickets, truck manifest; Through B/L, multimodal quotation; Daily position report.

What QA applies to Logistics & Freight Forwarding?

Composite sample per ISO / ASTM sampling plan; CoA / MTC issued before NOR acceptance and B/L.

What standards does Egypt Globe Group work to for Logistics & Freight Forwarding?

Vessel-class definitions: vessel sizes. Delivery terms: Incoterms 2020. Cargo conformity certified against EN 16811-1, ASTM D632, GOST 13830, EN 197-1 or ASTM C150 as the contract requires.

Other questions? Email our export desk — the export desk replies to every request.