Port of Mokha

🇾🇪 Yemen

Red Sea · General Cargo Port

🟠 Sanctions program UN 2140/2216 · EU YEMEN · OFAC HOUTHI

Yemen is under UN, EU, and OFAC sanctions including Houthi-related measures (UNSCR 2140).

🟡 Low disruption Estimated arrival delay ~2h · Disruption score 12/100
UN/LOCODE
YEMKX
Country
🇾🇪 Yemen
Port Type
General Cargo Port
Ocean Region
Red Sea
Latitude
13.3200° N
Longitude
43.2500° E

Maritime Risk Context

Voyages to or from Mokha in Yemen face the highest sustained kinetic threat of any commercial corridor. Since late 2023, Houthi forces in Yemen have attacked vessels in the southern Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb strait using anti-ship ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, naval mines, and unmanned surface vehicles. Major container lines have diverted around the Cape of Good Hope at significant cost. The Joint War Committee listed area covers the entire southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and war risk premiums for transit have surged. Some underwriters now impose Houthi-related exclusion clauses. The corridor also passes through waters adjacent to Eritrea, Sudan, and Somalia — each with distinct port-state instability and sanctions exposure.

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Vessel Mix

No port-call data observed at Mokha in the last 180 days. ArcNautical's AIS coverage focuses on the world's commercial shipping lanes; smaller or specialised ports may not register sufficient traffic for a meaningful breakdown.

Port State Control Context

Yemen is a multi-MoU jurisdiction (its port states participate in more than one regional PSC programme). Vessel-level detention probability for calls at Mokha is computed by ArcNautical's scoring engine using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity rather than a regional aggregate.

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🇾🇪 Hodeidah 🟠 Sanctions program
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🇩🇯 Djibouti
Djibouti · Multi-Purpose Port · ~104 nm
🇩🇯 Doraleh
Djibouti · Container Terminal · ~107 nm
🇾🇪 Aden 🟠 Sanctions program
Yemen · Multi-Purpose Port · ~109 nm
🇸🇴 Berbera 🟠 Sanctions program
Somalia (Somaliland) · Multi-Purpose Port · ~202 nm
🇪🇷 Massawa 🟠 Sanctions program
Eritrea · General Cargo Port · ~259 nm
🇸🇩 Port Sudan 🟠 Sanctions program
Sudan · Multi-Purpose Port · ~513 nm