Hudaydah Port

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Port of Hudaydah
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Port of Hudaydah in 1902
Hudaydah Port
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Port of Hudaydah
Location in Yemen
Location
Country Yemen
Location Al Hudaydah
Coordinates 14°50′N42°54′E / 14.833°N 42.900°E / 14.833; 42.900 [1]
UN/LOCODE YEHOD [1]
Details
Opened1961
Operated by Yemen Red Sea Ports Corporation
No. of berths 10 [2]
Draft depth Depth 11.0 metres (36.1 ft) [2]
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Website
www.yrspc.net

The Hudaydah Port (also Hodeidah etc.) 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]

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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, the Saudi-led Coalition, the internationally recognized government of Yemen and Israel have repeatedly accused the Houthis of using the port to receive arms from Iran. [6] [7] In June 2018 the Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive led by the United Arab Emirates to retake the port from the Houthis. [3]

2024 air strikes

On 20 July 2024, in response to an Iran-made drone attack which impacted a block of residential buildings in Tel Aviv. The port was damaged following Israeli air strikes which targeted a power generating station, an oil refinery, and fuel storage facilities. [7] [8] On 29 September, the Israeli Air Force attacked the port again following a Houthi ballistic attack which impacted at Israel's main airport, Ben Gurion Airport. [9] In December of that year, Israel conducted two waves of airstrikes on the port within a week as a response to Houthi attacks targeting population centers in Israel. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "UNLOCODE (DK) - YEMEN". unece.org. UNECE . Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Port of Hodeidah, Yemen". www.findaport.com. OneOcean Group Limited. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Israel strikes Houthis in Yemen after drone hits Tel Aviv". BBC News . 20 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Houthi harbor still ablaze days after Israel strikes on Yemen". Arab News . 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen as it continues to bomb Lebanon". The Guardian. 29 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen, killing three". Reuters. 26 December 2024.
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