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Al 'Aqabah

UN/LOCODE JOAQJ · Jordan · Middle East · AQ

Reference

Coordinates: 29.5333, 35
Time zone: Asia/AmmanUTC +03:00no DST
Local currency: JOD— Jordanian Dinar
Languages: ar, en
Nearest airport: AQJKing Hussein International Airport~9 km
Electricity: 230 V50 Hzplugs B, C, D, F, G, J(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: BWhHot desert
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 1-34----
seaport · road terminal · airport

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

Aqaba VTS (Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority)

VHF: Ch 16 / 12 / 14
Phone: +962 3 209 1000
Web: www.portofaqaba.com

P&I correspondents

· Clyde & Co Dubai (Gulf of Aqaba coverage)
· Al Tamimi & Company Amman (Skuld, UK Club)
· Holman Fenwick Willan Dubai

Port agents

· GAC Jordan Aqaba
· Inchcape Jordan
· Ultramar Agency Jordan

ISPS security level (normal): 1

Jordan's only seaport; narrow Aqaba Gulf — traffic separated from Israeli (Eilat) port; phosphate, potash and container cargo; fire risk from adjacent industrial storage.

Helplines for seafarers in Jordan

Welfare, abandonment, wages, medical, mental health, harassment — 24/7 lines where available. See full helplines directory.

ISWAN SeafarerHelp
Global · 24/7 · en, ar, es, fr
📞 +44 800 012 1004 WhatsApp [email protected]www.seafarerhelp.org
ITF Seafarers
Global · 24/7 for emergencies · en
📞 +44 20 7403 2733 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
Global · Online · en
www.ilo.org/dyn/seafarers/seafarersBrowse.home
Find A Helpline
Global · Online · en
findahelpline.com
ITF Inspectorate — Find your nearest inspector
Global · Varies by port · en
www.itfseafarers.org/en/contact-us/find-an-itf-inspector
ISWAN Africa Network
Africa · Refer to ISWAN SeafarerHelp 24/7 · en, fr, pt
📞 +44 800 012 1004 [email protected]www.seafarerswelfare.org

Other ports in Jordan

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Port-state-control region: mediterranean MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.

Sources & verification (13)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (JO)retrieved 2026-05-05
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (JO)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (JOD)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (JOD)retrieved 2026-05-05
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (JO)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Asia/Amman)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Amman)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Amman)retrieved 2026-05-05
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (JO)retrieved 2026-05-05
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (1-34----)retrieved 2026-05-05
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (AQJ)retrieved 2026-05-07
wikidata_qid · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q180522)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (JO)retrieved 2026-05-07

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