Ship chandlers & ship supply at Sokhna Port EGSOK

Sokhna Port sits on the western coast of the Gulf of Suez, about 43 km south of Suez city and 120 km from Cairo — described officially as a main industrial and logistics hub at the southern entrance of the Suez Canal, with a 680 m basin entrance and 17 m basin depth.^[1,4]

—DP World operates the first two basins: container terminals with 750 m and 1,350 m quays at 17 m alongside, dry-bulk and general-cargo berths (~20M tonnes/yr capacity) and liquid-bulk jetties handling LPG, ammonia and gas oil; the $520m Basin 2 expansion took DP World’s capacity to 1.75M TEU.^[1,2]

—As of January 2026: Red Sea Container Terminal 1 — Egypt’s first semi-automated container terminal (Hutchison Ports/CMA CGM/COSCO, 30-year concession) — began commercial operations with a 1,200 m quay at 18 m and 1.7M TEU initial capacity.^[3]

—The port anchors the Sokhna–Alexandria logistics corridor linking the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, with rail into the national network.^[3]

For tonnage on the Asia–Europe run, Sokhna is the last (or first) Egyptian deep-water stop on the Red Sea side of the Canal — a natural point to work cargo for Cairo’s hinterland or take services before or after a transit.^[4]

—Bunkering before transit exists here: the first ship-to-ship bunkering at Sokhna was performed in July 2023 as part of Egypt’s push to become a regional bunkering hub, and a liquid-bunker infrastructure agreement (SCA/ports authority/DP World with a bunkering operator) is in place.^[5,6]

—Do not confuse EGSOK with EGAIS: “Ain Sukhna” (EGAIS) is the SUMED pipeline crude terminal — offshore SBMs where deep-laden tankers discharge crude that is pumped to the Mediterranean — a separate facility from the commercial port.^[7]

—Agency and husbandry through licensed Egyptian agents serving the port.^[8]

—Bunkers: available following the 2023 launch (IFO/MGO grades reported) — nominate through your agent.^[5]

—Provisions, stores and fresh water: post a requirement and chandlers serving Sokhna answer with sealed bids — the vessel’s name stays hidden until award. Suppliers: activate Sokhna while the port is still open ground.

—Position: 29°39′N 032°21′E; depths 17 m at the DP World berths, 18–19 m at RSCT.^[1,3]

—Spelling variants in live use — Sokhna, Ain Sokhna, Ain Sukhna, Al Sokhna — all refer to this commercial 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.