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Seaports in Yemen

Yemen has 10 portsin the World Port Index — 1 large deep-water port, 2 medium and 7 smaller harbours. They sit on Red Sea; Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden; Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea; Indian Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.

PORTS10

LARGE · MEDIUM1 · 2

ONRed Sea; Indian Ocean

By harbour size

Large1 · 10%

Medium2 · 20%

Small2 · 20%

Very small5 · 50%

Biggest ports in Yemen

The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.

largeRas Isa Marine TerminalRed Sea; Indian Ocean · YE RAI

mediumAdenGulf of Aden; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · YE ADEmax 350 m

mediumAl MukhaRed Sea; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · YE MOK

smallAl AhmadiRed Sea; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · YE HODmax 208 m

smallAl MukallaGulf of Aden; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · YE ZAMmax 185 m

very smallBalhafGulf of Aden; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead · YE BLHmax 140 m

very smallNishtunArabian Sea; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · YE NISmax 110 m

very smallAsh Shihr Oil TerminalGulf of Aden; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · YE ASR

very smallRudum TerminalGulf of Aden; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead

very smallSalifRed Sea; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · YE SAL

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