An example of a seaport is Alexandria.
Alexandria ( [ ˌælɪɡˈzændriə ] or [ ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndriə ] Arabic : الإسكندرية ; اسكندرية ; Ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ , Ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ ) is the second largest city and a major economic centre in Egypt , extending about 32 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country . Alexandria is Egypt 's largest seaport , serving approximately 80 % of Egypt 's imports and exports . From the late 18th century , Alexandria became a major center of the international shipping industry and one of the most important trading centers in the world , both because it profited from the easy overland connection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea , and the lucrative trade in Egyptian cotton .