The Port of Mukalla 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 ...
seaport. The port is the only maritime port in
Hadramout
Hadhramaut ( ar, حَضْرَمَوْتُ \ حَضْرَمُوتُ, Ḥaḍramawt / Ḥaḍramūt; Hadramautic: 𐩢𐩳𐩧𐩣𐩩, ''Ḥḍrmt'') is a region in South Arabia, comprising eastern Yemen, parts of western Oman and southern Saud ...
overlooking the Arabian Sea.
History
The current port of
Mukalla
Mukalla ( ar, ٱلْمُكَلَّا, ') is a seaport and the capital city of Yemen's largest governorate, Hadhramaut. The city is in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula on the Gulf of Aden, on the shores of the Arabian Sea, about east o ...
was opened in January 1985.
Location
The port is located in Mukalla, the capital of Hadramawt and the fifth-largest city in Yemen.The port is the largest Yemeni seaport on the Arabian sea. The port is a multi purpose port serving commercial, fish and oil products for the Hadramout and surrounding governorates eastern Yemen.
The port receives dry bulk cargo vessels, container vessels, general cargo ships, liquid cargo ships, RO/RO vessels.
See also
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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 ...
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Hudaydah Port
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 ...
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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 ...
References
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Transport in Yemen
Government of Yemen
Mukalla
Arabian Sea
Ports and harbours of Yemen
Transport in the Arabian Sea
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