Project record

Damietta Alliance Container Terminal (Tahya Misr 1)

Aerial view into the U-shaped Damietta Alliance container terminal basin with deep-water quays and ship-to-shore cranes on both sides

Hapag-Lloyd; Damietta Alliance terminal opening photograph

Damietta Alliance Container Terminals began commercial operations on 14 February 2026 with the first Hapag-Lloyd call. The 93-hectare terminal has 1,670 metres of quay at 18 metres water depth. Its delivery split matters: Damietta Port Authority provided the quay walls, excavation, access-channel and basin dredging, while the concession company financed and built the terminal superstructure and equipment.

Project signal

Commissioning in Egypt

Treat 14 February as the start of commercial service, not proof that the terminal has reached its final 3.3 million TEU capacity. Keep the port authority's marine civil works separate from the concession company's pavement, power, buildings, rail and cargo-handling systems when assessing delivery, ownership and future maintenance.

Current status Commercial operations began on 14 February 2026; the terminal is moving through its 2026 ramp-up and the 3.3 million TEU figure remains final design capacity Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Egypt / Africa

Segment

Deep-water ports and container terminals

Status

Commercial operations began on 14 February 2026; the terminal is moving through its 2026 ramp-up and the 3.3 million TEU figure remains final design capacity / Confirmed

Evidence reviewed

20 July 2026

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Project anatomy

Scope, counterparties, and execution logic

Client / authority
Damietta Port Authority; Damietta Alliance Container Terminals S.A.E.
Delivery parties
Arab Contractors and Archirodon for the port-authority quay and dredging works identified in the stakeholder plan, Damietta Alliance Container Terminals for terminal development and operation under the 30-year concession
Contract route
The 30-year build-operate-transfer concession was signed on 18 May 2022. Damietta Port Authority retained responsibility for land excavation and foundations, quay walls, dredging of the access channel and basin, utilities, access roads and rail up to the terminal boundary. The concession company raised a USD 455 million lender package for the separate superstructure, pavement, electrical systems, buildings and terminal equipment.
Execution window
The lender disclosure described the public quay and dredging works as the platform to be handed to the concession company for terminal construction. Commercial operations started on 14 February 2026. Hapag-Lloyd describes full operations as a later 2026 step and the 3.3 million TEU capacity as available after the final construction phase, so neither should be recorded as achieved output yet.
Works package
The U-shaped terminal occupies about 93 hectares and provides 1,670 metres of quay at 18 metres water depth. The opening configuration includes 12 fully electric ship-to-shore cranes, 40 hybrid rubber-tyred gantry cranes and six rail lanes, of which two were operational at launch. The current terminal page lists a final equipment plan of up to 16 ship-to-shore cranes and 55 yard cranes.
Marine interfaces
The marine platform joins the dredged approach and enclosed basin to two long quay faces, berth pockets, quay structures, fenders, mooring, pavement, crane rails, shore power, drainage and terminal controls. Because the port authority and concession company delivered opposite sides of that boundary, accepted depth, quay handover, equipment commissioning and safe vessel handling cannot be inferred from a single contract or financing milestone.
Commercial read
The first call confirms that at least one service and berth sequence entered commercial use. Public records available through July 2026 do not establish final crane deployment, full rail availability, sustained berth productivity, annual throughput or maintenance-dredging demand. Those operating measures now matter more than the historic construction headline.
Next milestone
Evidence of full 2026 operating release, repeat liner calls, remaining equipment and rail-lane commissioning, published throughput and berth-productivity data, and the first post-opening hydrographic or maintenance-dredging record

Material change register

What changed, when, and what it proves

Only source-bound events that alter phase, scope, counterparties, delivery, completion, commissioning, or acceptance are listed. A change can advance the record without proving the next gate.

Damietta CT2 entered commercial operation

The first Hapag-Lloyd call moved the terminal into live service with 12 ship-to-shore cranes, 40 yard cranes and two operational rail lanes. Full operations and final capacity remain later measures.

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The international lender group signed a USD 455 million package

The package financed the concession company's terminal superstructure. It did not finance the port authority's separate quay-wall, excavation and dredging scope.

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The 30-year concession was signed

The concession fixed the terminal development and operating route while leaving the associated marine infrastructure with Damietta Port Authority.

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Delivery watch

Evidence needed next

Evidence of full 2026 operating release, repeat liner calls, remaining equipment and rail-lane commissioning, published throughput and berth-productivity data, and the first post-opening hydrographic or maintenance-dredging record

Decision watchpoints

  • Formal completion of the 2026 operating ramp-up
  • Repeat service calls and berth utilisation after the launch window
  • Final ship-to-shore and yard-crane deployment
  • Commissioning of the four rail lanes not operating at launch
  • Published annual throughput and berth-productivity measures
  • Accepted berth and basin depths after commercial opening
  • Maintenance-dredging scope, material route and award
  • Quay, pavement and equipment defects or warranty close-out

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Evidence reviewed 20 July 2026 Sources in this record 7

Source record

Damietta Alliance and Hapag-Lloyd confirm the 14 February 2026 commercial opening, first-call sequence, 93-hectare footprint, 1,670-metre quay, 18-metre depth and launch equipment. AIIB and the non-technical summary define the separate Damietta Port Authority scope for quay walls, excavation and dredging. The stakeholder plan identifies Arab Contractors and Archirodon on the public quay and dredging works. EBRD, IFC, AIIB and Proparco records describe the concession and USD 455 million co-financing package for the terminal superstructure. The opening record does not report achieved annual throughput or final construction completion.

Phase: commissioning. Evidence reviewed: 20 July 2026.

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