Ship chandlers & ship supply at Dumyat (Damietta) EGDAM

Damietta is a deep-water Mediterranean port on Egypt’s north coast, 60 km west of Port Said — near the Canal’s northern approaches — and 200 km east of Alexandria, about 7 km west of the Nile’s Damietta branch.^[1]

—Grain is a signature trade: the port’s public silos plus a new 70,000-tonne ten-cell silo under Egypt’s national silos project; grain berths connect silos directly to discharge systems.^[6]

—New capacity, as of February 2026: Damietta Alliance Container Terminal (Hapag-Lloyd/Eurogate/Contship) began commercial operations — 1,670 m quay dredged to 18 m, planned final capacity 3.3 million TEU, roughly 80% transshipment.^[7,8]

—The SEGAS LNG liquefaction plant (5 mtpa; Eni/EGAS/EGPC) ships from Damietta, having restarted exports in 2021.^[9]

—Approach from the north-west across a marked channel; the navigational passage is maintained at 16 m (14.5 m safe navigational depth), with a 15 m turning basin. Container, ro-ro and grain vessels over 250 m LOA are accepted at 13.25–14 m draft.^[2]

—Towage and pilotage are provided by the port’s own marine fleet under the authority’s marine-services department, alongside firefighting and anti-pollution units and a 450-tonne shiplift for simple repairs.^[3]

—Pilotage and towage through the port authority (charges per the published decrees).^[3]

—Waste: the authority operates a ship-waste reception facility and an environmental observatory — disposal is regulated from receipt to final handling.^[4]

—Bunkers: the port has a fuel supply station with two dedicated piers for oil-supply ships and 27,200 m³ of tankage.^[5]

—Provisions, stores and fresh water: post a requirement and chandlers serving Damietta answer with sealed bids. Damietta is one of the least-contested ports on the platform — the first supplier in takes its requests uncontested.

—Authority position: 31°28′42.5″N 031°45′16.0″E; channel ~11.4 km long and ~300 m wide.^[1,2]

—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.