Jordan · JO AQJPort of Aqaba: RoRo and Vehicle Terminals
Aqaba Multipurpose Port handles general cargo, grains, livestock, Ro-Ro and project cargo, and in 2025 took in nearly 85,000 car equivalent units (CEUs) of Ro-Ro imports. The port has nine berths, a quay length of 2 km and a draft of 13.5 metres. In February 2026 AD Ports Group signed a 30-year concession under which a joint venture with Aqaba Development Corporation is to manage and operate the port.
RoRo and vehicle terminals
Aqaba Multipurpose Port
Operated by Joint venture of AD Ports Group and Aqaba Development Corporation
AD Ports Group: 30-year agreement to operate Aqaba Multipurpose Port (5 February 2026)
Port facts
- UN/LOCODE
- JO AQJ
- Coordinates
- 29.5167° N, 35.0000° E
- Harbour size
- Very Small
- Harbour type
- Open Roadstead
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 370 m
- Max vessel beam
- 50 m
- Max vessel draft
- 24 m
Sources
- AD Ports Group: 30-year agreement to operate Aqaba Multipurpose Port (5 February 2026) (checked 2026-09-25)
- World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150), public domain (checked 2026-09-25)