General Description
Location: Zeit Bay Terminal (Ras El Bahar) is situated on the western shore of the Gulf of Suez, approx 60km N of Hurghada.
General overview: Zeit Bay Terminal is an oil loading terminal operated by Suez Oil Company (SUCO) consisting of one SBM (27°50.0'N 033°36.2'E) 6 storage tanks and a small LPG berth on E side of Ghubbet el Zeit. There is also a general cargo berth nearby, known as the Petrojet Jetty. New East Zeit Terminal is a CALM SPM Buoy (27°51'N 033°36'E) operated by ESSO Suez close NW of the SBM above.
Accommodation:
- New East Zeit Terminal - (CALM operated by Esso Suez for vessels of 35 000-130 000 DWT)
- LPG Berth - (Operated by SUCO for vessels up to 108 m LOA)
- Zeit Terminal (Ras el Behar) - (SBM operated by SUCO for vessels up to 240 000 DWT)
There is a ballast facility available.
Load line zone: Tropical.
Max size:
- SUCO: LOA 345m, draught 17.98m, 250,000DWT
- ESSO: LOA 255m, draught 18.2m, 128,000DWT
Largest vessel handled: Max draught 18.5m, approx. 240,000DWT.