Port Services & Stevedoring
Egyptian port operations — stevedoring, vessel agency, berth booking, NOR / SOF documentation, draft survey and customs liaison at all 7 Egypt Globe Group export ports, with the port QC gate built into every loading.
Port services & stevedoring — the loading berth as a controlled quality gate
Egypt Globe Group operates across all 7 Egyptian export terminals — Damietta (EGDAM), Port Said East (EGPSE), Alexandria (EGALY), El Dekheila (EGEDK), Ain Sokhna (EGSOK), Safaga (EGSGA) and Al-Arish (EGAAC) — running the full shore-to-vessel chain in-house or through long-term partner stevedores under EGG supervision. Berth booking, vessel agency, cargo handling and customs liaison are coordinated from the New Damietta operations office and executed by port teams that also host the group's port-side QC laboratories.
Loading is the point at which specification, quantity and time converge. Uncompromising QA verification from extraction to destination port means the port team does not load a lot until the port laboratory has issued its Certificate of Analysis or Mill Test Certificate, the stockpile is segregated by lot, and NOR has been tendered against a documented laycan. Lots outside the CoA are rejected at the loading port, never re-graded or renegotiated.
Service scope
| Scope | What EGG does | Evidence issued | Responsible team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berth booking & arrival coordination | Berth application to the port authority, ETA management against laycan, pilot and tug booking | Berth allocation, arrival notice | Port agency desk |
| Vessel agency (husbandry) | Crew change, bunker liaison, Master / Owner correspondence, port dues settlement | Port disbursement account, agency report | Port agency desk |
| Bulk loading | Conveyor, ship-loader and grab loading for salt, cement, clinker, fertilizer, grain and minerals | SOF, hold inspection record, draft survey | Stevedoring teams (all 7 ports) |
| Break-bulk & FIBC stowage | Crane lifting of 1–1.5 MT FIBC, bagged and palletised cargo; dunnage and lashing | Stowage plan, Mate's Receipt | Stevedoring teams |
| Container stuffing | Quay-side or off-port consolidation yard stuffing; seal control; VGM weighing | Container load list, seal record, VGM declaration | Container yard teams |
| Customs liaison | Export declaration and GOEIC clearance run in parallel with loading so documents follow the cargo to the dock | Export clearance, GOEIC certificate | Customs desk |
| Laytime documentation | NOR, SOF, Time Sheet, Mate's Receipt prepared and countersigned with the Master and the agent | NOR, SOF, Time Sheet | Port operations + agency desk |
Service-level parameters
- Ports covered
- Damietta · Port Said East · Alexandria · El Dekheila · Ain Sokhna · Safaga · Al-Arish (Adabiya EGADA on request)
- Bulk loading rates
- 8,000 MT/day Damietta and Alexandria; 10,000 MT/day Port Said; 12,000 MT/day Ain Sokhna (group register); 5,000–6,000 MT/day per berth at Adabiya; 10,000 MT/day at Al-Arish for Handysize lots
- Average loading window
- 8–14 days for bulk shipments (stockpile build to sailing); 3–5 days for full-container parcels
- Pre-loading documentation
- Lodged 24–48 hours before berth allocation
- Laycan discipline
- NOR tendered on arrival; SOF signed by Master, agent and EGG; Time Sheet basis for laytime, demurrage and despatch
- Draft survey
- Initial and final draft survey by independent surveyor on request; B/L quantity follows the survey figure
- Hold inspection
- Holds inspected for cleanliness and dryness before loading; record attached to the SOF
- Weighing
- Weighbridge-certified trucks into the stockpile; VGM for containers
QA verification chain
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1
Extraction / source
Only lots released by the source laboratory are accepted into the port stockpile
EvidenceSource lab report, truck manifest
Source lab + gate control · every truck
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2
Stockpile segregation
Covered or open stockpile segregated by lot; no commingling before CoA
EvidenceStockpile map, lot register
Port operations · continuous
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3
Port laboratory
Composite sample per ISO / ASTM sampling plan; CoA / MTC issued before B/L; out-of-spec lot rejected
EvidencePer-lot CoA / MTC
Port QC team · every vessel
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4
Independent inspection
Hold inspection, sampling during loading, draft survey, witness test
EvidenceCertificate of Inspection, draft survey report
TÜV Austria / SGS / Intertek / Bureau Veritas · per shipment when contracted
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5
Destination acceptance
Arrival test reconciled to the CoA; retained sample held for dispute reference
EvidenceArrival report
Buyer lab + EGG QA · per shipment
Applications & markets
Port operations are tuned to the cargo: grab and conveyor loading for bulk salt and cement and clinker; FIBC crane lifts for packed industrial-grade salt to chlor-alkali and water-treatment buyers; container stuffing for retail and food-grade parcels. Port selection logic is on loading ports.
Standards & documentation
- Port-by-port profiles with UN/LOCODE, draft and berth data: Damietta, Port Said East, Alexandria, El Dekheila, Ain Sokhna, Safaga, Al-Arish, Adabiya.
- Laytime reference terms: Damietta loading rates, demurrage and free time. Vessel classes: vessel sizes.
- Document set: trade documentation. Inspection: inspection & quality control. Group systems: quality & compliance.
Breakbulk cargo services at the loading berth
For breakbulk parcels at Damietta, Alexandria, El Dekheila, Safaga and the other Egyptian terminals the stevedoring teams handle crane lifting of 1–1.5 MT FIBC, bagged and palletised cargo with dunnage and lashing, hold inspection for cleanliness and dryness before loading, and the Mate's Receipt and stowage plan countersigned with the Master. Berth booking, vessel agency and customs liaison run from the same port agency desk, so a forwarder or buyer sending breakbulk cargo to an Egyptian port deals with one team from berth application to sailing. Ocean carriage for the same parcel is arranged by the group's freight forwarding desk.
Request a quote
Specify the loading port, vessel class and cargo format and the port operations team confirms berth availability, loading rate and laytime terms with the commercial offer. Request a quote.
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FOB / CIF / CFR pricing from 7 Egyptian ports — turnaround once stock, laycan and freight are confirmed.
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Added-Value Processing
Blending, screening, sieving, custom specs — Egypt Globe processes raw commodities to your tender specification before loading.
Packing & Containerisation
50 kg PP bags, 1 MT FIBC jumbo bags, containerised loose, palletised, shrink-wrapped — bag types and packing options for every commodity Egypt Globe ships.
Distribution & Warehousing
Bonded warehousing, cross-docking and final-mile distribution from Egyptian ports into MENA, Mediterranean, East Africa and Eastern Europe — buyer-side logistics quoted as a transparent add-on to FOB / CFR / CIF, under the same lot traceability as the loading port.
Inspection & Quality Control
Pre-shipment inspection coordination at all 7 Egyptian export ports — TÜV Austria, SGS, Intertek primary partners (all ILAC + IAF accredited). Cost typically 0.3-0.5% of FOB value, 3-7 day lead time.
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