Port of Port Sudan

🇸🇩 Sudan

Red Sea · Multi-Purpose Port

🟠 Sanctions program UN 1591 · EU SUDAN · OFAC SUDAN

Sudan is under UN, EU, and OFAC sanctions tied to the Darfur conflict and the 2023+ RSF–SAF war.

🟡 Low disruption Estimated arrival delay ~1h · Disruption score 7/100
UN/LOCODE
SDPZU
Country
🇸🇩 Sudan
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
Red Sea
Latitude
19.6200° N
Longitude
37.2200° E

Maritime Risk Context

Voyages to or from Port Sudan in Sudan 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 Port Sudan 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

Port Sudan falls under the Indian Ocean MoU. The Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a public bulk detention feed. PSC inspection regimes across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Mauritius, Iran, and the African Indian Ocean states vary in rigour. ArcNautical evaluates vessel-level detention probability using flag performance, age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity signals.

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