Port Said

American  

[sah-eed] / sɑˈid /

Or Port Saïd

noun

1. a seaport in NE Egypt at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal.

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Port Said British  

/ -saɪd, -ˈsɑːiːd /

noun

1. a port in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Suez Canal: founded in 1859 when the Suez Canal was begun; became the largest coaling station in the world and later an oil-bunkering port; damaged in the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973. Pop: 546 000 (2005 est)

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Port Said

According to MarineTraffic, the Smyrtos sailed from the Russian port of Ust-Luga on June 5, passing through the Baltic Sea, with Egypt's Port Said listed as its destination.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The tanker was apparently heading for Port Said in Egypt and is considered part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

More recently, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a merchant vessel in Feb. 12, 2025, near Port Said, Egypt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

"The tanker is currently waiting in Port Said until the completion of the procedures related to the accident," Rabie said.

From Reuters ● Aug. 5, 2023

From Port Said the canal had to cross about twenty miles of Lake Menzaleh, a shallow body of salt water, which in general appearance strongly suggested the lagoons of Venice.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Anna B. Badlam

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