Port guide · UN/LOCODE EG SGA
Safaja, Egypt
Egypt · 26.73° N, 33.95° E · Also listed as Bur Safajah; Port Safaga; Bur Safaga
The World Port Index classes Safaja as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Red Sea. It records a channel depth of 15.5 m and a cargo pier depth of 16 m. Norfolk is 9,860 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 15.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 16 m
- Max vessel length
- 293.2 m
- From Norfolk
- 9,860 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- As Suways380 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 5 ports in Egypt with guides here, Safaja records the deepest cargo pier in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel length of 293.2 m and a maximum draft of 14 m.
- Channel depth
- 15.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 37 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 16 m
- Tidal range
- 2.1 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 293.2 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 35.8 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 14 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Pilotage is compulsory.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
- Dry dock
- Small
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- No
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
US trade with Egypt
- US exports, 2025
- $9.4BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $2.8BLed by knitted apparel
Other ports in Egypt
The nearest is As Suways, 380 km away in a straight line.
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.