Red Sea & Persian Gulf · UN/LOCODE SA YBI
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Very Small coastal (breakwater) on the Red Sea. Channel depth 14.0 m, cargo pier depth 12.0 m, cranes: mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Red Sea & Persian Gulf trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Yanbu". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 14.0 m
- Anchorage depth
- n/a
- Cargo pier depth
- 12.0 m
- Oil terminal depth
- n/a
- Max vessel length
- 316 m
- Max vessel beam
- 43 m
- Max vessel draft
- 11.1 m
- Tidal range
- 0.8 m
Harbour
- Size
- Very Small
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Poor
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- yes
- 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
- mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 100 t and more, 50–100 t
- Railway
- Unknown
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Unknown
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 24.083333, longitude 38.05.
Sea distances from Yanbu
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 | 1,746 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 1,597 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 1,666 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 1,219 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 2,199 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3,915 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 11.7 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 250 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 2,512 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.5 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 6,795 | 28.3 | 23.6 | 20.2 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia about 168 nm as the crow flies
- Port Sudan, Sudan about 273 nm as the crow flies
- Aqaba, Jordan about 365 nm as the crow flies
- Port Said, Egypt about 528 nm as the crow flies
- Damietta, Egypt about 556 nm as the crow flies
- Beirut, Lebanon about 604 nm as the crow flies