Port-Saïd: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Egypt.
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
Services
Clearing out possible here
Good to know
Northern entrance of the Suez Canal; required for southbound transit. The Yacht Club is reported closed for works.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Suez Canal Authority – Small Craft Department
Harbour office
Bâtiment principal de l'Autorité du canal de Suez, Port-Saïd, Égypte
The skipper first visits the Small Craft Department; then immigration, customs, quarantine and port authority (usually through the agent). Port Said Yacht Club closed for works.
Agency Prince of the Red Sea
Agent
Long-standing canal transit agent for yachts (Port Said, Suez); website reported broken, use noonsite for contact. An agent is all but mandatory in Egypt: register on the Maritime Sector single window and send papers to the agent 72 h before arrival.
Felix Maritime Agency
Agent
Palace Tower, 1 Palestine & Al-Salam St, 5e étage, 42511 Port-Saïd, Égypte
Yacht agent covering Port Said, Suez, Ismailia and Alexandria; one of the two small-craft tow-spot agents in Port Said. An agent is all but mandatory in Egypt: register on the Maritime Sector single window and send papers to the agent 72 h before arrival.
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Sources
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.