Port guide · UN/LOCODE SA YBI
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia · 24.08° N, 38.05° E
The World Port Index classes Yanbu as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Red Sea. It records a channel depth of 14 m and a cargo pier depth of 12 m. Norfolk is 10,370 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12 m
- Max vessel length
- 315.8 m
- From Norfolk
- 10,370 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- King Fahd Port20 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 315.8 m and a maximum draft of 11.1 m.
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12 m
- Tidal range
- 0.8 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 315.8 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 43 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 11.1 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Yanbu is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Poor
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- No
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Saudi Arabia
- US exports, 2025
- $14.1BLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $10.5BLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Saudi Arabia
The nearest is King Fahd Port, 20 km away in a straight line.
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.