Red Sea & Persian Gulf · UN/LOCODE SA JED
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Small coastal (breakwater) on the Red Sea. Channel depth 15.5 m, cargo pier depth 16.5 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Red Sea & Persian Gulf trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Jiddah". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 15.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 8.0 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 16.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 260 m
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- 14.0 m
- Tidal range
- 0.5 m
Harbour
- Size
- Small
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Good
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- n/a
- Breakbulk
- n/a
- Ro-Ro
- n/a
- Liquid bulk
- n/a
- Container
- n/a
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Small
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 21.483333, longitude 39.183333.
Sea distances from Jeddah
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 1,867 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 5.6 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 1,718 | 7.2 | 6 | 5.1 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 1,787 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 1,339 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 2,320 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 6.9 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4,035 | 16.8 | 14 | 12 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 2,315 | 9.6 | 8 | 6.9 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 6,598 | 27.5 | 22.9 | 19.6 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Port Sudan, Sudan about 157 nm as the crow flies
- Yanbu, Saudi Arabia about 168 nm as the crow flies
- Aqaba, Jordan about 533 nm as the crow flies
- Jubail, Saudi Arabia about 665 nm as the crow flies
- Shuwaikh, Kuwait about 669 nm as the crow flies
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia about 675 nm as the crow flies