Hudaydah Port

Port of Hudaydah
Port of Hudaydah in 1902
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Location
CountryYemen
LocationAl Hudaydah
Coordinates14°50′N 42°54′E / 14.833°N 42.900°E / 14.833; 42.900[1]
UN/LOCODEYEHOD[1]
Details
Opened1961
Operated byYemen Red Sea Ports Corporation
No. of berths10[2]
Draft depthDepth 11.0 metres (36.1 ft)[2]
Statistics
Website
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 Al Hudaydah, 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

Main article: Battle of Al Hudaydah

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]

2024 air strikes

Main article: 2024 Israeli strikes on Yemen

On 20 July 2024, the port was damaged following Israeli air strikes.[7][8] On 29 September 2024, the port was attacked again (as well as the airport and fuel tanks) by the IDF air forces after the rocket attack of the houthis on israel.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "UNLOCODE (DK) - YEMEN". unece.org. UNECE. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Port of Hodeidah, Yemen". www.findaport.com. OneOcean Group Limited. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Yemen war: Battle for vital port of Hudaydah intensifies". BBC News. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Ports". 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Dewan, Khalil (25 May 2017). "Operation Hudaydah: Yemen's most wanted port". MEM. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Israel strikes Houthis in Yemen after drone hits Tel Aviv". BBC News. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Houthi harbor still ablaze days after Israel strikes on Yemen". Arab News. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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