Port Sudan is situated on latitude (º19 ΄39) north and longitude (º73 ΄13)east on the middle red sea coast. Local time G.M.T. plus(3)hours.
Port Sudan Harbour considered as natural port which occupies strategic site in the center of the west coast of hte red sea about 1200 kilometers north-east khartoum about 260 kilometers south-west Jeddah ( Saudi Arabia ) .
Port Sudan is meanly handling general cargoes , Livestock , Cement , Containers , Oil Products , Wheat , Pesticides and Cars . It is divided into 3 ports Northern Port , South Port and Green Port.
Northern Port :-
The total length of the Northern Port is about 2845 meters and the average width about 300 meters possesses 27 stores with a total of 57 thousand square meters , with capacity of 5 million tons per year , it is comprises of 11 berths with a total length of 1663 meters and depth varies between (8.7) to (10.7) meters in addition to a two berths in the exportation of livestock which used now of 122 meters length and depth of (6.1) meters on Barges .
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