Red Sea & Persian Gulf · UN/LOCODE SD PZU
Port Sudan, Sudan
Medium coastal (breakwater) on the Red Sea. Channel depth 25.6 m, cargo pier depth 16.0 m, cranes: fixed, mobile. A discharge port of our Red Sea & Persian Gulf trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Port Sudan". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 25.6 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 16.0 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14.6 m
- Max vessel length
- 295 m
- Max vessel beam
- 40 m
- Max vessel draft
- 13.2 m
- Tidal range
- 0.1 m
Harbour
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- 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
- Lifts
- 50–100 t, 25–49 t
- Railway
- Large
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Unknown
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 19.6, longitude 37.233333.
Sea distances from Port Sudan
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 | 1,952 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 5.8 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 1,803 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 5.4 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 1,872 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 5.6 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 1,425 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 2,405 | 10 | 8.4 | 7.2 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4,121 | 17.2 | 14.3 | 12.3 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 168 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 2,284 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 6.8 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 6,567 | 27.4 | 22.8 | 19.5 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia about 157 nm as the crow flies
- Yanbu, Saudi Arabia about 273 nm as the crow flies
- Aqaba, Jordan about 608 nm as the crow flies
- Port Said, Egypt about 750 nm as the crow flies
- Damietta, Egypt about 772 nm as the crow flies
- Alexandria, Egypt about 802 nm as the crow flies