Port of Hodeidah (Ahmad Port)

Морской порт Ходейда (порт Ахмад)

YemenХодейда1958–1961Transport

Yemen's first deep-water port on the Red Sea, built in 1958–1961 with Soviet financial and technical assistance and opened in June 1962. It lies on the northern edge of Hodeidah at the end of an approach channel about 20 km long.

Первый глубоководный порт Йемена на Красном море построен в 1958–1961 годах при финансовом и техническом содействии СССР; открыт в июне 1962 года. Порт расположен у северной окраины Ходейды, в глубине подходного канала длиной около 20 км.

Property abroad

EraUSSR

FunctionIndustry and infrastructure

Present ownerState of Yemen (Yemen Red Sea Ports Corporation)

Acquisitionbuilt, 1961

StatusIn use

As of2020-11

According to a UN-Habitat profile (November 2020), the port is open and operational though severely restricted; about 70 per cent of the country's imports pass through it.