NEW PORT AT AL-ARISH

1. INTRODUCTION
Al-Arish port is the only commercial port in North Sinai. It was initially constructed in 1984 as a fishing
port, and then it was developed as a commercial port in 1996 to be used for exporting of raw materials
from Sinai such as like cock, sand, salt, etc.

Due to the expected growth in the Egyptian economy in the upcoming decade, as well as the increasing
potentials for the development and investments in Sinai, the Egyptian Government is adopting a wide
development plan for North Sinai Governorate. This plan includes the extension of Al-Arish existing port
or the construction of a new port.

There are four alternatives for the proposed development plan:

A. Extension of the current port eastward (Zone A)
B. Construction of a new port 3 km east of the current port (Zone B)
C. Construction of a new port 22 km west of the current port (Zone C)
D. Construction of a new inland port 22 km west of the current port (Zone D)
All the data needed for the planning and the design of the new works are given in the following
paragraphs.
"Please note that each student will be assigned to specific data according to his code"

2. CLIMATIC DATA
The average annual wind data at Damietta is given in Table (1).

3. BATHYMETRIC DATA
The attached map shows the seabed contour levels at Al-Arish coast.

4. OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
4.1. Tides
Mean Higher High Water 0.60 m
Mean High Water 0.43 m
Mean Sea Level 0.25 m
Mean Low Water 0.12 m
Mean Lower Low Water 0.00 m (Zero Level)

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 4.2. Currents and Sediments
The general pattern of currents in the area is from the West to the East. The average current velocity is
0.50 m/sec. The estimated amount of net littoral drift is about 200,000 m3.

4.3. Waves
Table (2) gives the design wave height and wave period, for a return period of 50 years, which will be
assigned to each student according to his/her code

5. GEOTECHNICAL DATA
Figure (2) shows the general soil profile at the project site. The soil characteristics needed for
breakwaters, quay walls and foundation design is given in table (2) for each student according to his
code.

6. ECONOMICAL DATA
The economical data for the project, till the year 2070, consists of the amount of cargo handled by the
port, cost of waiting ships and the expenses of vacant berths.

6.1. Cargos and vessels data:

Annual
Rate of No. of
Dimensions amount DWT
Type of cargo handling working
(m) (Million ( tonnes )
(tonnes/hour) days/year
tonnes/year)
Containerized 300 30 / 13 10 80,000 1200 300

General Cargo 180 20 / 8 6.0 50,000 700 300

Special Cargo 160 20 / 8 2.5 30,000 600 300

Dry Bulk 180 20 / 10 8.0 45,000 800 300

Liquid Cargo 250 40 / 15 9.0 110,000 1100 300

Passengers 240 x 30/ 12 ----- ----- ----- -----

Navy Boats 30 6 / 4 A quay with length of 300 m

Fishing Boats 22 5 / 3 Total length of required berths is 800 m

Service Units 15 3 / 2.5 A quay for 15 service units

The work in the port is for 2 shifts each with 8 hours

The height of storage is 4 m and the average specific weight of cargo is 3.5 m3/tonnes
The fishing berths must exist in a separate part of the port (inside or outside the port)

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 6.2. Cost of waiting ships:
The cost of waiting ships is as follows:

Type of cargo Cost (US$/Day)

Containerized 42000
General Cargo 25000
Special Cargo 24000
Dry Bulk 28000
Liquid Cargo 45000

6.3. Cost of vacant berth:

The cost of vacant berths is as follows:

Type of cargo Cost (US$/Day)

Containerized 11500
General Cargo 6800
Special Cargo 7700
Dry Bulk 8500
Liquid Cargo 12100

7. REQUIREMENTS
The following are the project requirements that must be submitted by each student.
1. Carrying out oceanographic studies (wind rose + wave refraction)

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2. Preparing two wave refraction diagrams for the prevailing and second prevailing wave directions.
3. Developing the port master plan in the assigned location (at least two proposals).
4. Developing the port dredging plan according to the chosen master plan and the given data.
5. Design and alignment of the navigation channel.
Required: longitudinal section + cross sections (min 5) + layout + calculations

6. Design of the main and secondary breakwaters.

Each student must submit three alternatives for the breakwaters type;
Rubble mound with quarry stone,
Rubble mound with concrete armor units,
Vertical breakwater (concrete blocks or caissons)
Required for each B.W: long. section + cross sections (min 5) + plan of the head + calculations

7. Design of the quay walls for all berths (at least two types) according to the assigned data
Required: plan + elevation + cross section + details + calculations

8. Design of the repair facilities in the port (at least one facility).
Required: plan + elevation + cross section + details + calculations

9. Design of the shore protection measures to protect the adjacent coastal zones from erosion due to
the port construction (at least two proposals).
Required: plan + elevation + cross section + details + calculations

10. Empirical design of the transit sheds for general and special cargo storage.
11. Estimation of the volume of land excavation and bed dredging for the execution of both the port
and the navigation channel.
12. Prepare the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for the designed breakwaters, quay walls and shore
protection structures.
13. Provide a cost estimate for: earth works (cut & fill), breakwaters, quay walls and shore protection
structures.

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 Figure (1): Different proposed locations for the new port

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Figure (2): General Soil Profile

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Table (1): Wind data (direction-duration-velocity)

Duration (hour)
Direction Average
V1 V2 V3 V4
(degree) Direction
(1-9) knots (10-19) knots (20-29) knots (30-39) knots
345-014 0 905 425 56 12
015-044 30 823 215 34 21
045-074 60 570 227 28 9
075-104 90 436 116 44 15
105-134 120 257 213 8 0
135-164 150 143 198 0 0
165-194 180 97 126 0 0
195-224 210 105 172 45 0
225-254 240 120 138 56 23
255-284 270 169 204 24 17
285-314 300 740 125 25 18
315-344 330 1043 530 87 34

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Table (2): Assigned data and design requirements according to student code
Port Location
code Location
A Extension of the current port eastward
A Construction of a new port 3 km east of the current port
C Construction of a new port 22 km west of the current port
D Construction of a new port 22 km west of the current port (inland)
Cargo Types
code cargo
1 Containerized + General + Special + Dry Bulk + Fishing + Military
2 Containerized + General + Dry Bulk + Passenger (1) + Fishing + Military
3 Containerized + General + Dry Bulk + Liquid + Fishing + Military
4 Containerized + General + Dry Bulk + Special + Liquid + Passenger (2) + Military
5 Containerized + General + Special + Liquid + Passenger (2) + Fishing + Military
Waves
code height (m) period (sec)
1 3 6
2 3.5 7
3 4 6
4 4.5 7
5 5 8
Soil
code avg qall (1) t/m2 qall (2) t/m2
1 25 10 15
2 30 12 16
3 33 14 18
4 37 15 20
5 40 17 25
Quay Walls Types
cod
type (1) draft type (2) draft
e
1 blocks 8 S.P.W 15
2 blocks 9 S.P.W 12
3 blocks 10 platform on piles 17
4 blocks 11 platform on piles 10
5 blocks 12 caisson 10
shore protection Repairing Structure for
cod
Type code Type
e
1 Sea Wall + offshore B.W. 1 Navy
2 Sea Wall + Groins 2 Fishing
3 Revetment + Groins 3 Tug
4 Revetment + offshore B.W.

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Example: Student with code B253121 is assigned for:
(B) Port at location B - Construction of a new port 3 km east of the current port
(2) The port accommodates: Containerized + General + Dry Bulk + Passenger (1) + Fishing +
Military
(5) Design wave height = 5m & wave period = 8 sec
(3) Soil data: avg = 33 & (qall) for fine sand = 14 t/m2 & (qall) for coarse sand = 18 t/m2
(1) Quay walls types: Blocks wall (draft 8 m) + S.P.W. (draft 15 m)
(2) Shore protection types: Sea wall + Groins
(1) The design boat for slipway: Navy boat