Alexandria Port is one of the oldest ports in the world. The Port of Alexandria is on the West Verge of the Nile Delta between the Mediterranean Sea and Mariut Lake. Alexandria is considered the second most important city and the main port in Egypt. It handles over three quarters of Egypt’s foreign trade.


Alexandria port consists of two harbours (East and West) separated by a T-shaped peninsula. The East harbour is shallow and is used only by fishing crafts and yachts. The West harbour  is used for commercial shipping.  
The western port is divided into several zones:
1. Used for general cargo handling.
2. Deals with four types of activities: unified cargoes including a RoRo and passenger terminal, stuffed bulk cargoes.
3. Used for handling general cargo and barge discharge.
4. Used for handling containers, cement, coal, barge discharge, fertilizers, and general cargo.
5. Used for handling: molasses, timber, some types of general cargoes, etc....
6. (Oil Dock): Situated at the western boundaries of the port, is used for handling edible oil, oil products and for providing bunkers.

It also includes berths used for handling livestock. The port does not include oil storage facilities, but oil berths are connected to a refinery through a 2 km long pipeline.