and 5.5 km wide In 2008, DP World, an Emirati company bought the port and announced the plan to build a new 1.3 km dock to work with more than 1 million containers yearly. It also said that a general goods center will be built. The port serves the oil and gas fields in the region. It exports products from the petrochemicals and refining factories in Ain-Sokhna region. It also exports the products of a ceramic factory, ammonia factory, and a sugar factory. Arish Port Arish Port lies on the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Arish city. in 1996 the port was transformed from a fishing port into an international trade port. The port contains a dock that is 242m long that can serve huge ships. There is another dock which is 122m long that serves smaller ships. The port also includes covered storage areas that cover 2 square km and non-covered storage areas which cover more than . On 5 June 2014 the port was no longer controlled by the Port Said port authority, the Ministry of Defence took control of it due to its sensitive location. The port contains a lighthouse that can be seen from up to . The main importance of the port is that it exports Sinai products to the Mediterranean countries. New projects include: Build a 2 km dock which will include containers station and a general goods station Build new storage areas Build a dock for yachts Build new logistic centers El-Adabiya Port El-Adabiya Port lies on the western side of the Suez Canal, about 17 km from Suez city. The Red Sea Ports Authority in Egypt controls the port. El-Adabiya Port consists of 9 docks which reach 1840m long and deep. the water area is about 158 square km (which is also shared with the Suez Canal port and Petroleum Dock port) and the land area is 0.8 square km. The maximum carrying capacity of the port reaches 6.7 million tons yearly. In 2014, the Suez Canal Corridor Project Authority announced that El-Adabiya Port will be improved after the completion of the new Suez Canal to serve more ships. See also Istanbul Canal Notes Some of this article is from Rose al-Yūsuf magazine. References External links Rose al-Yūsuf magazine Diagram Economy of Egypt 2014 in Egypt 2015 in Egypt Canals opened in 2015 Canals in Egypt Red Sea Suez Canal