Port of Damietta

🇪🇬 Egypt

Mediterranean Sea · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
EGDAM
Country
🇪🇬 Egypt
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
Mediterranean Sea
Latitude
31.4200° N
Longitude
31.8100° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 51 vessel arrivals at Damietta, with Cargo accounting for 56% of port calls — higher than the Mediterranean Sea regional average of 44%. Damietta in Egypt operates in a semi-enclosed basin that carries approximately 20% of global seaborne trade. The Suez Canal is the single most critical chokepoint for Mediterranean-bound shipping, and disruptions there — from groundings, Houthi-driven diversions, or political shocks — force vessels onto the Cape of Good Hope routing, adding 10–14 days and substantial fuel cost. Libya's ongoing instability creates an active maritime security concern in the central Mediterranean, with oil terminals periodically subject to militia control. PSC under the Paris MOU is among the most rigorous globally; vessels with deficiencies face detention rates well above the global average at Mediterranean ports.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 51 distinct vessel arrivals, 50 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Damietta:

56%
Cargo
28 vessels
14%
Tanker
7 vessels
8%
Cargo
4 vessels
6%
Cargo
3 vessels
4%
Cargo
2 vessels

Port State Control Context

Damietta falls under the Mediterranean MoU. The Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a public bulk detention feed. Member states (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia) operate under harmonised PSC protocols. Vessel-level detention probability is computed by ArcNautical using flag-state performance and on-board condition signals.

Recent Arrivals at Damietta

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-13 GOLDEN JOY 🇸🇲 SM Cargo
2026-06-12 M V DAKOTA 🇲🇹 MT Cargo
2026-06-12 SANDERA 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-12 GOLDEN JOY 🇸🇲 SM Cargo
2026-06-11 ELIANA 🇲🇹 MT Tanker
2026-06-11 GOLDEN JOY 🇸🇲 SM Cargo
2026-06-11 SANDERA 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-10 GENOA 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-06-09 FK HATICE 🇰🇲 KM Cargo
2026-06-09 EGY SKY 🇪🇬 EG Sailing

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