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
Last checked 2026-09-25
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) (checked 2026-09-25)
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
Nearest RoRo ports
- Ain Sokhna138 nm
- Ashdod139 nm
- East Port Said171 nm
- Haifa198 nm
- Damietta205 nm
Straight-line distance, not a sailing route.
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)