Port of Sokhna

Sokhna links the industrial zone west of the Gulf of Suez with container shipping and bulk cargo trades. The port serves manufacturing and distribution businesses near the southern approach to the Suez Canal, combining several specialised terminals within a system of harbour basins.

Container facilities occupy distinct quays from the dry bulk and liquid cargo installations. The dry bulk waterfront handles materials such as raw sugar, coal and iron ore, with mobile harbour cranes used for cargo transfers. Liquid terminals are associated with storage facilities in another part of the port.

These trades have direct industrial connections ashore. Raw sugar supplies a nearby refinery, while iron ore and coal support steel production, and other mineral shipments serve cement-related activity. Sokhna’s role thus combines international container movements with the supply of materials to neighbouring processing industries.