MissionMission

Promoting the development and Promoting the development and growth of maritime shipping via growth of maritime shipping via the kingdom's national port of the kingdom's national port of

Aqaba through; mobilizing Aqaba through; mobilizing business skills and concepts in business skills and concepts in

public and private sectors public and private sectors partnerships, providing high partnerships, providing high

quality services, associating with quality services, associating with the Government in creating an the Government in creating an

attractive business environment attractive business environment for ship owners /operators for ship owners /operators

/charters and assisting members /charters and assisting members to work for the highest to work for the highest professional standards. professional standards.

AqabaAqaba

Area MapArea Map

Background BriefBackground Brief

Aqaba Port Authority was established in Aqaba Port Authority was established in 1952 by a royal decree and took its 1952 by a royal decree and took its present name (The Ports Corporation, present name (The Ports Corporation, TPC) in 1978TPC) in 1978

TPC is a governmental body with an TPC is a governmental body with an independent character responsible for independent character responsible for establishing, developing, maintaining and establishing, developing, maintaining and operating port activitiesoperating port activities

Aqaba FactsAqaba Facts

Transshipment port centerTransshipment port center Ideal location to handle trade linking Ideal location to handle trade linking

between nationsbetween nations Regular ferry services with the Egyptian Regular ferry services with the Egyptian

sea port of Nueib’esea port of Nueib’e Deep waters with the most efficiency in Deep waters with the most efficiency in

the Middle Eastthe Middle East Served by an airport, excellent roads and Served by an airport, excellent roads and

a freight railway to the north of the a freight railway to the north of the countrycountry

Jordan’s CoastlineJordan’s Coastline

Aqaba PortAqaba Port

The Main Port The Main Port The Containers The Containers

PortPort The Industrial PortThe Industrial Port

The Main PortThe Main Port

Located close to the Located close to the town of Aqabatown of Aqaba

Comprises (12) berths Comprises (12) berths with a total length with a total length (2120) meters(2120) meters

Used for handling Used for handling General Cargo, Grain, General Cargo, Grain, Phosphate export , Ro-Phosphate export , Ro-Ro and Lighter TrafficRo and Lighter Traffic

These berth serve These berth serve vessels of up to (70,000) vessels of up to (70,000) tons displacement with tons displacement with a draft of up to 14.4 a draft of up to 14.4 metersmeters

Main Port FactsMain Port Facts Each berth has a (35) meter wide apron, a transit shed, a Each berth has a (35) meter wide apron, a transit shed, a

semi-covered shed and open storage areassemi-covered shed and open storage areas

Berth No. 1Berth No. 1 is devoted for handling the imported grain is devoted for handling the imported grain and equipped with three grain discharging units of total and equipped with three grain discharging units of total capacity about (1,000) tons per hour into the nearby grain capacity about (1,000) tons per hour into the nearby grain silossilos

Phosphate Berth APhosphate Berth A: (220) meters in length, (11) meter : (220) meters in length, (11) meter draft, receives vessels up to (25,000) tons displacement draft, receives vessels up to (25,000) tons displacement with a loading rate of (1,000) tons per hourwith a loading rate of (1,000) tons per hour

Phosphate Berth BPhosphate Berth B: (180) meters in length, (14.4) meter : (180) meters in length, (14.4) meter draft, receives vessels up to (125,000) tons displacement, draft, receives vessels up to (125,000) tons displacement, equipped with two ship loaders of (2,200) ton / hour / eachequipped with two ship loaders of (2,200) ton / hour / each

Phosphate Berths

The Container PortThe Container Port

Container Port FactsContainer Port Facts

Located (5) km. South of the Main Located (5) km. South of the Main portport

Consists of:Consists of: Mo’ta BerthMo’ta Berth Moshterak BerthMoshterak Berth Ro – Ro BerthRo – Ro Berth Yarmouk Berth ( Passenger Terminal)Yarmouk Berth ( Passenger Terminal)

Mo’ta BerthMo’ta Berth

A floating berth of A floating berth of (150) meters long(150) meters long

(35) meters wide(35) meters wide (23) meters draft(23) meters draft Receives vessels up to Receives vessels up to

(53,000) tons (53,000) tons displacementdisplacement

Serves the rice Serves the rice processing plantprocessing plant

Used for handling Used for handling livestocklivestock

Moshterak BerthMoshterak Berth

A dolphin berthA dolphin berth (120) meters in length(120) meters in length (11) meters draft(11) meters draft Receives vessels up to Receives vessels up to

(100,000) tons (100,000) tons displacementdisplacement

Equipped with a Equipped with a conveyor belt of (25) conveyor belt of (25) tons / hour a day for tons / hour a day for handling cement handling cement exportsexports

The Container TerminalThe Container Terminal

It comprises three berths It comprises three berths of (540) meters lengthof (540) meters length

(15) meters draft(15) meters draft Receives vessels up to Receives vessels up to

(84,000) tons (84,000) tons displacementdisplacement

Equipped with 3 gantry Equipped with 3 gantry cranes of (40-45) tonscranes of (40-45) tons

(2) Mobile Harbor cranes(2) Mobile Harbor cranes 376 reefer points and all 376 reefer points and all

necessary yard (500,000 necessary yard (500,000 sq.m) and transfer sq.m) and transfer equipmentequipment

Container Terminal Container Terminal PicturesPictures

Yarmouk Berth (Passenger Yarmouk Berth (Passenger Terminal)Terminal)

Identical to Mo’ta Identical to Mo’ta and is used for and is used for passenger traffic passenger traffic and Ro-Ro ships and Ro-Ro ships up to (19,000) up to (19,000) tons displacementtons displacement

A draft of (9) A draft of (9) metersmeters

The Industrial PortThe Industrial Port

Industrial Port FactsIndustrial Port Facts

Located (18) km south of the Main Located (18) km south of the Main portport

Consists of:Consists of:

Oil JettyOil Jetty The Timber BerthThe Timber Berth Industrial Berths:Industrial Berths:1.1. The Western BerthThe Western Berth2.2. The Eastern BerthThe Eastern Berth

Oil JettyOil Jetty

Constructed in 1986 as a 4-dolphin berth of 150-meters Constructed in 1986 as a 4-dolphin berth of 150-meters lengthlength

(24) meters draft(24) meters draft Receives oil tankers of up to (406,000) tons displacementReceives oil tankers of up to (406,000) tons displacement Used for handling exports and imports of oil and oil productsUsed for handling exports and imports of oil and oil products

Consists of:Consists of:

(3) units fitted on the jetty for discharging crude (3) units fitted on the jetty for discharging crude oil, fuel oil and gasoil, fuel oil and gas

(14) loading points for crude oil and (14) (14) loading points for crude oil and (14) discharging for oildischarging for oil

Bromide loading unitBromide loading unit

Oil Jetty PicturesOil Jetty Pictures

Timber BerthTimber Berth

(80) meters long(80) meters long (7) meters draft(7) meters draft Receives up to Receives up to

(14,000) tons (14,000) tons displacementdisplacement

Used mainly for Used mainly for handling Livestock handling Livestock and Timberand Timber

The Industrial BerthsThe Industrial Berths

The West Berth:The West Berth:

(220) meters long(220) meters long (15) meters draft(15) meters draft Receives up to Receives up to

(70,000) tons (70,000) tons displacement vesselsdisplacement vessels

Used for handling Used for handling potash, salt, Sulphur potash, salt, Sulphur & dry bulk materials& dry bulk materials

The East Berth:The East Berth:

(190) meters long(190) meters long (11) meters draft(11) meters draft Receives up to Receives up to

(40,000) tons (40,000) tons displacement vesselsdisplacement vessels

Used for handling bulk Used for handling bulk fertilizer and ammonia, fertilizer and ammonia, chemical productschemical products

Industrial Port PicturesIndustrial Port Pictures

APMTAPMTThe Danish Port The Danish Port

ManagementManagement APMT started its duties in 2004APMT started its duties in 2004

Its objectives:Its objectives: Transfer Aqaba port to the global Transfer Aqaba port to the global

standardsstandards Increase the port productivityIncrease the port productivity Drive Aqaba port to be an international Drive Aqaba port to be an international

hubhub

Port AchievementsPort Achievements

Ending of CongestionEnding of Congestion The return of international lines to serve The return of international lines to serve

Aqaba port directlyAqaba port directly Establishment of the Window Berth SystemEstablishment of the Window Berth System Increase in Port productivity by 40%Increase in Port productivity by 40% Inland Logistics Port ComplexInland Logistics Port Complex Increase in the Traffic, Container and Car Increase in the Traffic, Container and Car

handling volumeshandling volumes