120 square km with a depth of 3-5m. It covers the area from southern Tafrea to the Gulf of Suez. This project is designed to produce high-quality fish for food. Russian Industrial Zone During a state visit to Russia in 2014, President Sisi said that he had agreed with his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin to establish a Russian industrial zone in the new project. In May 2018, Egypt and Russia signed a 50-year agreement to construct the new industrial zone. Developing Existing Ports West Port - Port Said West West Port lies on the northern entrance of the Suez Canal and is considered one of the most important ports in Egypt because of its location on the entrance of the Suez Canal. The port covers an area of 2.9 square km (the land area is 1.2 square km and the remaining 1.7 square km is water area). The port contains 37 docks which include docks for passengers, yachts, and general goods. The port is divided into stations and each station contains several docks with its working area (that includes repairing centers, equipment center, and stores). The maximum capacity of the port is 12 million tons yearly. East Port - Port Said East East Port lies on the northwestern entrance of the Suez Canal and is an important link between the East and Europe. The port was built in 2004 to serve international trading and act as a transit center between the continents. The port borders the Mediterranean Sea from the north, the industrial zone from the south, the salty lakes from the east, and the Suez Canal branch from the west. The port covers an area of 35 square km. The port authority plans to build docks that will reach 12 km long and an industrial zone south of the port covering 78 square km. Three stages are remaining to fully complete and improve the port: Stage one is creating 8 stations with docks 8 km long Stage two is creating 15 stations with docks 16 km long Stage three is creating 21 stations with docks 25 km long Ain-Sokhna Port Ain-Sokhna Port lies on the southern entrance of the Suez Canal. The port's total size is 24,919,337.85 square m: 3,400,000 square m is the water area 21,519,337 square m is the land area 1,000,000 square m is the Customs center The largest dock's size is 7 km long