Port Sudan, Oseif, Wadi Halfa, Osman Digna

1. Introduction to Port Sudan
2. Main features of Port Sudan
3. Ports of Bashayr 1 and Bashayr 2
4. Other ports of Sudan: Prince Osman Digna Sea Port, Oseif Sea Port, and Wadi Halfa (River port)

Port Sudan

The Subject “Port Sudan” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Logistics Course: Maritime Transport.

Masters: Transport in Africa, Business in Africa.

Doctorate in African Business, Global Logistics.

Masters adapted to Sudanese Students.

Masters adapted to Ethiopian Students.

Languages: or Port Soudan. Summaries in Puertos de Sudán Porto Sudão.

Institution: Sea Ports Corporation.

Port Sudan

Port Sudan is the largest marine port of Sudan.

1. Port Sudan handles the majority of the Sudanese Foreign Trade
2. An alternative to the Port of Djibouti (for the Ethiopian International Trade)
3. Main import-export products of Port Sudan: Petroleum Products, Cars, Pesticides, Cement, Wheat, and livestock
4. Eleven specialized berths
5. North Quay: general cargo
6. South Quay: ro-ro and Containers
7. Green Port: bulk cargoes, dry bulk, seeds, and containers handling
8. Location of Port Sudan: Red Sea
9. Distance from Port Sudan to Khartoum by Road: 1,200 kilometers
10. Distance to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) by sea: 260 kilometers
11. Deep Coral free channel
12. Petroleum refinery (850-kilometer pipeline to Khartoum)
13. International airport
14. Ferry terminal to Jeddah
15. Near 90% of the population of Port Sudan depends on the port activities
16. Main cities near the Port of Sudan: Suakin, Sinkat, Haya, Kassala, Arbara, Ab Damar, Ondurman, Khartou, Wad Madani, Al Goled, Dongola, El-Obeid, Al Fashir, and El Daein

Ports of Bashayr 1 and Bashayr 2

1. Located at 25 kilometers of Port Sudan (South)
2. Managed by the Greater Nile Operating Company and Petrodar Operating Company

Trans-African Roads:

1. Cairo-Gaborone Logistics Corridor
2. N’Djamena-Djibouti Logistics Corridor

African Regional Economic Communities:

1. IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development)
2. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
3. Tripartite agreement (COMESA-EAC-SADC)
4. CEN-SAD

More information about Sudan (EENI African Business Portal).

1. Transport and Logistics in Sudan

Mohamed Ibrahim

Osama Abdul Latif