The Hudaydah Port is a key
Yemeni
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
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.
Location
The port is situated in the middle of Yemen's west coast on the red sea at 14.8411N, 42.9301E. The port was built between 1958 and 1961 with financial and technical assistance from the
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
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Battle for the port
In 2015 the Houthis took over the port of Hudeidah. 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.
In June 2018 the Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive led by UAE to retake the port from the Houthis.
See also
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Yemen Red Sea Ports Corporation
The Yemeni Red Sea Ports Corporation (YRSPC) () is a governmental institution that is responsible for managing Yemeni
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situat ...
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Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation
Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation is a government corporation that governs and manages the Yemeni ports and harbors in Aden. The corporation was established on 21 April 2007.
Port of Aden
Geographically the Port of Aden consists of three ar ...
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Yemen Arabian Sea Ports Corporation
Yemen Arabian Sea Ports Corporation (YASPC) () is a sovereign government corporation that supervises the management of Yemeni ports in the Arabian Sea, mainly Port of Mukalla in Hadramawt, Port of Socotra, and Port of Nashtoon in al-Mahara. The ...
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Port of Aden
The Port of Aden is a key Yemeni port, situated in Aden on the Gulf of Aden. It is the largest and one of the most important ports in Yemen.
Location
The Port of Aden is situated approximately 170 km east of the strait of Bab Al Mandeb, whic ...
References
Government of Yemen
Transport in Yemen
Red Sea
Al Hudaydah Governorate
1961 establishments in Yemen
Ports and harbours of Yemen
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