El Salam Maritime Transport

El Salam Maritime Transport developed as an Egyptian passenger-shipping operator focused on Red Sea connections. Its route structure linked major Egyptian ports with ports in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, reflecting the Red Sea’s role as a short-sea transportation corridor. The documented network included Suez to Jeddah, Safaga to Duba and Jeddah, Nuweiba to Aqaba, and Hurghada to Duba. These services connected Egypt with both the Saudi western coast and Jordan’s Red Sea gateway, offering maritime transport for passengers traveling between countries bordering the region. Reference material identifies the company as operating a fleet of fifteen vessels and carrying over one million passengers annually. It also describes El Salam as the largest private shipping company in the Middle East. The available information does not specify when the company was founded, who established it, how its ownership was structured, or the precise period in which the fleet and passenger figures applied. No reliable financial data, listing information, or current corporate leadership details are supplied in the available sources. The central event in the company’s recorded history occurred on 2 February 2006, when MV al-Salam Boccaccio 98 sank in the Red Sea. The ferry was traveling from Duba in Saudi Arabia to Safaga in southern Egypt, and more than one thousand people lost their lives. The sinking brought intense attention to the operator and to the safety of passenger shipping in the Red Sea. The available reference does not provide a full account of the causes, regulatory findings, legal proceedings, or corporate consequences, so those matters are not expanded here. The disaster also marked a turning point for the ship type involved. The vessel and other ships of the same class were expected to reach the end of their service careers in 2010. After the 2006 sinking, the three surviving vessels were sold to an Indian scrapyard. A fourth vessel in the class had previously burned and sunk in 2002. This disposal reduced the presence of that class in service and became part of the disaster’s longer-term maritime significance. The supplied material documents the company’s historical routes, fleet scale, and association with the 2006 sinking, but it does not establish a current website, current fleet, continuing services, later ownership, or a definitive date of closure. El Salam Maritime Transport is therefore best described as a historically documented Egyptian Red Sea ferry operator whose present operating status remains uncertain.

• 2006

  MV al-Salam Boccaccio 98 sinks

  [1]El Salam Maritime Transporten.wikipedia.org

  The El Salam ferry sank on 2 February 2006 while traveling from Duba, Saudi Arabia, to Safaga, Egypt, with the loss of more than one thousand lives.

• 2006

  Remaining vessels of the class are sold for scrapping

  [1]El Salam Maritime Transporten.wikipedia.org

  After the Boccaccio 98 disaster, the three remaining vessels of its class were sold to an Indian scrapyard.

• 2002

  A sister vessel burns and sinks

  [1]El Salam Maritime Transporten.wikipedia.org

  One other vessel in the same class as MV al-Salam Boccaccio 98 burned and sank before the 2006 disaster.

A regional Red Sea passenger-ferry operator connecting Egyptian ports with Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

• Passenger transportation

  Red Sea passenger ferry services

  El Salam Maritime Transport’s principal documented business was passenger ferry transportation across the Red Sea. Its network connected Egyptian ports with Saudi Arabian and Jordanian destinations, including Suez–Jeddah, Safaga–Duba, Safaga–Jeddah, Nuweiba–Aqaba, and Hurghada–Duba. The service portfolio was regional rather than global, centered on scheduled maritime links between neighboring Red Sea countries. The available references do not provide separate details on ticket classes, onboard amenities, freight capacity, or current availability.

• 2006

  Disposal of the remaining vessels in the Boccaccio 98 classOther

  Background

  The decision followed the sinking of MV al-Salam Boccaccio 98 and occurred against the background of the class’s expected retirement by 2010.

  Action taken

  The three remaining vessels of the same class were sold to an Indian scrapyard. A fourth vessel had already burned and sunk in 2002.

  Aftermath

  The disposal removed the remaining vessels of the class from service, according to the available reference material. The source does not specify the broader effect on El Salam Maritime Transport’s fleet or route network.

  Source

1. 1El Salam Maritime Transporten.wikipedia.org