Port guide · UN/LOCODE SD PZU
Port Sudan, Sudan
Sudan · 19.60° N, 37.23° E · Also listed as Bur Sudan
The World Port Index classes Port Sudan as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Red Sea. It records a channel depth of 25.6 m and a cargo pier depth of 16 m. Norfolk is 10,640 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 25.6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 16 m
- Max vessel length
- 294.5 m
- From Norfolk
- 10,640 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 294.5 m and a maximum draft of 13.2 m.
- Channel depth
- 25.6 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 16 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14.6 m
- Tidal range
- 0.1 m
- Entrance width
- 258 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 294.5 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 40.3 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 13.2 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
Port Sudan 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
- Tug salvage
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Large
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Sudan
- US exports, 2025
- $37.6MLed by cereals
- US imports, 2025
- $11.5MLed by gums, resins and plant extracts
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.