Red Sea and Gulf of Aden ports
Major ports on the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden, and what was reported or measured near each in the last 30 days.
Quick answer — Red Sea and Gulf of Aden ports now
Of the 23 sites on this list, 6 had at least one event reported or measured nearby in the last 30 days and 17 had nothing in Delta’s sources. 8 distinct events in all. Titles summarise the reporting; they are not facts this page has checked.
Why this list
Ships between the Suez Canal and the Indian Ocean pass the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The U.S. Energy Information Administration put oil shipments via the Suez Canal, the SUMED pipeline and the Bab el-Mandeb at about 12% of total seaborne-traded oil in the first half of 2023, and LNG shipments on the same routes at about 8% of worldwide LNG trade.
The ports on this list sit on both shores of that route: Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia in the north, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Yemen towards the strait, and Yemen and Somaliland on the Gulf of Aden.
A hand-picked sample of the larger seaports and energy terminals in the location registry, not every harbour on these coasts. Ports that are not in the registry are not listed.
Sources
Site positions and names: location registry, from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0).
Ports with events in the last 30 days
Within 2 km of each port, newest first, up to five per port. Measured events show only that something was measured and when; their detail is part of the full account of each event.
- Jeddah Islamic Port2 events
- DP World deploys 17 new automated electric cranes at Jeddah portMaritimelast reported 27 Oct 2026placed inside the radius
- DP World deploys 17 new automated electric cranes at Jeddah portMaritimelast reported 21 Oct 2026placed inside the radius
- DP World deploys 17 new automated electric cranes at Jeddah port
- Ras Isa terminal2 events
- Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit Ras Isa port, a commercial vessel, and a telecom facilityKineticlast reported 2 Nov 2026linked to a registered facility here
- Saudi Forces Launch Airstrike on Port of Ras Isa, YemenKineticlast reported 2 Nov 2026linked to a registered facility here
- Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit Ras Isa port, a commercial vessel, and a telecom facility
- Hodeidah Port1 event
- Houthi rebels in Hodeidah attempt to build ballistic missiles using Chinese componentsMilitary & Security Movementslast reported 15 Oct 2026linked to a registered facility here
- Houthi rebels in Hodeidah attempt to build ballistic missiles using Chinese components
- Port of Mocha1 event
- Fighting escalates near Yemen's Taiz as Houthis and government forces clashArmed Conflictlast reported 29 Oct 2026linked to a registered facility here
- Fighting escalates near Yemen's Taiz as Houthis and government forces clash
- Port of Aden1 event
- Houthi forces launch missile and drone attacks on Aden International Airport and other key sitesArmed Conflictlast reported 30 Oct 2026linked to a registered facility here
- Houthi forces launch missile and drone attacks on Aden International Airport and other key sites
- Port of Berbera1 event
- Heat source detected by satelliteThermal Anomaliesmeasured 4 Nov 2026linked to a registered facility here
- Heat source detected by satellite
Nothing in Delta’s sources (17)
No report or measurement linked to these ports reached Delta in the last 30 days. This is not a statement about their operations.
Port of Aqaba · Port of Eilat · Ain Sokhna Port · Port of Safaga · Yanbu Commercial Port · Jazan Port · Port Sudan, North Harbour · Port Sudan, South Harbour · Osman Digna Port (Suakin) · Port of Assab · Salif Port · Port of Djibouti · Port of Tadjourah · Ghoubet mineral port · Aden oil harbour · Yemen LNG, Balhaf · Port of Mukalla
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