Arish Port

Shipping Arabia, September 25, 2026 – Egypt is advancing a major expansion of Arish Port, with the port’s eastern basin reaching 33.6% completion as new berths, breakwaters, cement export facilities and rail connections are developed to strengthen North Sinai’s access to international maritime markets.

Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir inspected the project, which forms a central component of the planned Arish-Taba integrated logistics corridor, linking the Mediterranean coast with Taba on the Gulf of Aqaba and industrial areas across central Sinai.

Marine works under the first phase have been completed, including a 1,250-meter main breakwater, the 250-meter Sinai berth, 500 meters of eastern berth protection, a 250-meter secondary eastern breakwater and the 915-meter Tahya Misr berth. A separate 1,000-meter tourism berth has also been completed.

Construction of administrative and operational facilities has reached 50%, covering customs, port authority, logistics, civil protection, maintenance and other facilities, together with five entry and exit gates.

Work on the second-phase eastern basin is 33.6% complete and includes 1,908 meters of marine berths, a 930-meter eastern breakwater and a 1,290-meter extension of the existing western breakwater.

The development also includes four cement silos with a combined capacity of 40,000 tonnes, divided between white and grey cement, to support exports to international markets. Arish is also expected to handle Sinai-origin commodities including sand, salt and marble.

A 12-kilometer railway connection is planned between the port and the Bir El-Abd-Arish-Ras El-Naqab line, integrating maritime cargo with Egypt’s wider rail network and supporting import and export flows.

Arish is the only Mediterranean seaport in North Sinai. Its expansion is intended to serve industrial, agricultural and mining activity across the peninsula while providing the maritime gateway for the Arish-Taba corridor, one of eight integrated international logistics corridors being developed across Egypt.

Source: Ministry of Transport – Egypt

Shipping Arabia, September 20, 2026 – Egypt is advancing a broad portfolio of port, terminal, ship repair and maritime infrastructure projects across the Mediterranean and Red Sea, as the country seeks to expand cargo-handling capacity and strengthen multimodal trade corridors linking its seaports with rail and inland logistics networks.

Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir reviewed the programme during the ordinary and extraordinary general assemblies of the Suez Canal Company for Marine Ports Development, attended by Suez Canal Authority Chairman and Managing Director Adm. Ossama Rabiee.

Company Chairman and Managing Director Maj. Gen. Mohamed Farag presented progress on projects including dredging, reclamation and berth construction for a dry bulk terminal at El-Max Port, reclamation works at Damietta Port and development of a cement plant at Arish Port.

The company is also involved in the Ferdan-Taba railway, a logistics terminal for handling raw materials and pellets at Adabiya, construction of an 850-meter marine berth covering a total area of 270,000 square meters, and reclamation works supporting the Tahya Misr 2 terminal.

Other projects include Taba Port, which forms part of the Arish-Taba logistics corridor, alongside dredging and reclamation for a ship repair and recycling area at Damietta and construction of the port’s 6,920-meter western breakwater.

El-Wazir called for the projects to remain on schedule while directing the company to expand into additional maritime infrastructure and operational activities.

He said the company’s future role should extend beyond port construction to the management, operation and maintenance of cargo, container and multipurpose terminals and marine berths inside and outside Egypt.

The strategy also calls for greater integration between maritime, road and rail transport, positioning port infrastructure as part of wider logistics corridors rather than standalone facilities.

El-Wazir described the company as a key arm of Egypt’s port development programme, with a larger role expected in expanding maritime capacity and strengthening the country’s position in regional and international trade.

Source: Ministry of Transport – Egypt