The shipping platform

Location: Sidi Kerir Terminal is situated approx. 27km W of Alexandria. General overview: Sidi Kerir is the Mediterranean terminal of the Suez-Mediterranean (SUMED) pipeline and consists of 6 offshore SBM tanker berths and associated loading facilities, storage tanks, etc. The SUMED pipeline is remotely controlled from Ain Sukhna, the Red Sea terminal. Storage: Tanks of total storage cap of 3,300,000m3 Traffic figures: Approx. 460 vessels and 60,000,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: Largest vessel handled: Approx. 400,000DWT. Draught limitations and maneuvering: - Large Buoys: Min water depth 25.9m // Max acceptable draught 22.9m // Mooring area radius 410m // Maneuvering area radius 1,220m - Small Buoys: Min water depth 18.2m // Max acceptable draught 16.4m // Mooring area radius 320m // Maneuvering area radius 915m