Where is the port of Alexandria?

Alexandria is in Egypt, at 31.17° N, 29.83° E (WPI reference position).

Is Alexandria inside an Emission Control Area?

Alexandria's reference position falls inside Mediterranean Sea ECA — indicative screening; confirm obligations under MARPOL Annex VI.

How far is Alexandria from other major ports?

Nearest listed ports by modelled sea route: Port Said (166 nm), Sokhna (269 nm), Suez (269 nm). See the full table below.

Port Directory · Egypt

Alexandria

Port reference data and sea-route distances for Alexandria, Egypt.

ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDUTC --:--:--ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDUTC --:--:--ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTED

Position

31.17° N, 29.83° E — WPI record AL ISKANDARIYH (ALEXANDRIA)

Port class

WPI harbour size: major. Max vessel: medium vessels.

Depths & tide

Channel depth (max): 27.4 m. Anchorage depth (max): 5.5 m. Mean tidal range: 1 m.

Sea distances

Nearest ports from Alexandria

Sea-route distances over an open maritime routing network — planning estimates, not voyage plans.

Alexandria Port Said166 nm Alexandria Sokhna269 nm Alexandria Suez269 nm Alexandria Mersin423 nm Alexandria Piraeus518 nm Alexandria Ambarli (Istanbul)710 nm

Distances computed over the MARNET maritime routing network between WPI port positions. Click a row to open the full calculator prefilled with this pair.

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