Hudaydah Port

Port in Yemen

14°50′N 42°54′E / 14.833°N 42.900°E / 14.833; 42.900^[1]UN/LOCODEYEHOD^[1]DetailsOpened1961Operated byYemen Red Sea Ports CorporationNo. of berths10^[2]Draft depthDepth 11.0 metres (36.1 ft)^[2]StatisticsWebsite
www.yrspc.net

The Hudaydah Port is a key Yemeni port on the Red Sea coast. It is the second largest port in the country, located in Hudeidah, the fourth largest city in Yemen. The port handles up to 80% of the humanitarian supplies, fuel and commercial goods in northern Yemen.^[3]

Location

The port is situated in the middle of Yemen's west coast on the red sea at 14.8411N, 42.9301E.^[4] The port was built between 1958 and 1961 with financial and technical assistance from the USSR.^[5]

Battle for the port

In 2015 the Houthis took over the port. Since then Saudi-led Coalition and the internationally recognized government of Yemen have repeatedly accused the Houthis of using the port to receive arms from Iran.^[6] In June 2018 the Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive led by UAE to retake the port from the Houthis.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "UNLOCODE (DK) - YEMEN". unece.org. UNECE. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Port of Hodeidah, Yemen". www.findaport.com. OneOcean Group Limited. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Yemen war: Battle for vital port of Hudaydah intensifies". BBC News. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^ "Ports". 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^ "REPORT ...ON A PROPOSED CREDIT TO THE YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC FOR A PORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT..." documents1.worldbank.org. 6 May 1977. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ Dewan, Khalil (25 May 2017). "Operation Hudaydah: Yemen's most wanted port". MEM. Retrieved 2 November 2022.