Hodeidah port (port code: YEHOD) is a medium-sized seaport in Yemen. It is located on Yemen's Red Sea coast at the south end of Khawr Katib, approximately 92 nautical miles south of the border with Saudi Arabia.
The port comprises an 'L' shaped inner harbour including oil terminal dolphins, Ras Katnib power station tanker CBM's and Ras Katib naval pier. For the main harbour, the maximum LOA is 200 meters, and the maximum draft is 9.75 meters. For the oil dolphines, the maximum LOA is 150 meters, the maximum draft is 9 meters, and the maximum deadweight is 15,000t. While for the power station CBM, the maximum LOA is 105 meters, the maximum draft is 5.2 meters, and the maximum deadweight is 5,000t.
All the vessels that have visited this port are cargo vessels. The maximum length of the vessels recorded to having entered this port is 207 meters. The maximum draught is 10.2 meters. The maximum deadweight is 66,622t.
The port handles break bulk, tankers, container, and Ro-Ro vessels. It handles approximately 5,700,000t of cargo including 1,000,000t of petroleum products. The main imports to this port are rice, grain, flour, petroleum and fuel oils, metals, hardware, timber, building materials and machinery. The main exports from this port include coffee, hides and skins, myrrh, sesame oil, dried fruit, seeds, nuts and tobacco.