| Port of Hudaydah | |
| Pushpin Map: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Geomask: | yes |
| Country: | Yemen |
| Location: | Al Hudaydah |
| Coordinates: | 14.8333°N 96°W[1] |
| Locode: | YEHOD |
| Opened: | 1961 |
| Operated: | Yemen Red Sea Ports Corporation |
| Berths: | 10[2] |
| Draft Depth: | Depth |
The Hudaydah Port 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]
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]
See main article: Battle of Al Hudaydah. In 2015 the Houthis took over the port. 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.[6] In June 2018 the Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive led by UAE to retake the port from the Houthis.
See main article: 2024 Israeli strikes on Yemen. On 20 July 2024, the port was damaged following Israeli air strikes.[7] [8]