# El Ismailiya (EG ISM)

**UN/LOCODE:** EG ISM  
**Country:** Egypt  
**Water Body:** Suez Canal; Red Sea; Indian Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Canal or Lake  
**GPS:** 30.5833, 32.2833

The code EG ISM marks Ismailia, the city at the midpoint of the Suez Canal on Lake Timsah, rather than a working cargo port. Founded in 1863 to administer the canal, it remains the seat of the Suez Canal Authority; with only around 1.8 m alongside, it handles no significant seaborne cargo. Shippers in the canal corridor use Port Said to the north, or Adabiya and Ain Sokhna to the south.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Cairo → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/cairo-shanghai)
- [Cairo → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/cairo-shenzhen)
- [Cairo → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/cairo-guangzhou)
- [Cairo → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/cairo-hong-kong)
- [Cairo → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/cairo-tokyo)
- [Cairo → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/cairo-busan)

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