Ship chandlers & ship supply at El Iskandariya (Alexandria) EGALY

Alexandria is Egypt’s principal Mediterranean port, at the western verge of the Nile Delta between the sea and Lake Mariout. The port authority itself puts its share of Egypt’s foreign trade between roughly 60% and 70% (its own pages state both figures).^[1,2]

—El Dekheila, about 7 km west by sea, is the port’s natural extension — operational since 1980, administered by the same authority.^[1]

—75 berths across the two harbours (excluding maritime-services berths): general cargo, ro-ro, passengers, containers (including Hutchison’s AICT terminals at both harbours alongside the state container company), grain with silo berths, livestock, coal and petroleum.^[1,5]

—Scale, as of July 2026: over 82 million tonnes of cargo, 2.6 million TEU and 7,026 vessel calls in FY2025/26 per the Transport Minister — dry bulk 36.5m t, containerised 28.3m t, liquid bulk 10.3m t.^[6]

—Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels — in the outer anchorage, fairways, inner anchorage and berth-to-berth shifts; towage is compulsory over 2,000 tons.^[3]

—The approach lies about 3 nm off the entrance; the main channel (Great Bugaz) is 2,000 m long, 220 m wide and 19.6 m deep. Vessels wait at the outer anchorage before pilot boarding.^[3]

—The port works day and night year-round; the guidance tower keeps VHF Ch 16 for calls, Ch 67 for incoming-ship data, and Ch 14/13/11 for pilots and towage.^[1]

—An agent: shipping agency is a licensed activity in Egypt and the vessel’s agent is legally the owner’s representative before Egyptian authorities — appoint one before arrival.^[8]

—Bunkers: the port authority supplies fuels and mineral oils and licenses ship bunkering as a regulated activity; licensed commercial suppliers also operate at Alexandria (verified via the SCZONE announcement of the 2023 Egyptian-ports launch).^[1,7]

—Waste: oily liquid waste goes to licensed private reception companies, solid waste to licensed contractors’ barges, and a port-owned unit receives ballast water — MARPOL landings are a normal, regulated call activity here.^[1]

—Provisions, stores and fresh water: post a requirement and chandlers serving Alexandria answer with sealed bids — the vessel’s name stays hidden until award. Suppliers: activate Alexandria and take its requests.

—Authority berth reference position: 31°11′36.9″N 029°52′34.5″E.^[4]

—Fresh water and ship repair (Alexandria Shipyard and the Egyptian Co. for Shipbuilding & Repair) are available in-port.^[1]

—Supply works the same way at every Egyptian port. The requisition needs to reach the supplier about four hours before the vessel arrives — a separate step from the pre-arrival notice the agent files for the vessel itself.

—When a delivery runs late, customs clearance of the goods is the usual cause, not the supplier.