Ship chandlers & ship supply at Jizan SAGIZ

Jazan Port, on the southern Red Sea coast about 266 nautical miles north of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, was inaugurated in 1976 and is the largest Saudi port receiving livestock from the countries of the Horn of Africa.^[1]

—Operator: in June 2025 the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) awarded Red Sea Gateway Terminal a 20-year concession for general cargo and dry bulk operations at Jazan, one of four Red Sea ports in the deal.^[2,3]

—Trade in 2026: Saudi flour, food products and animal feed are shipped out to Horn of Africa markets, and the Jazan Chamber of Commerce reported that the 21-day quarantine on imported livestock — which had pushed importers to other ports — was removed after coordination with the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture and the animal-disease authority (Wiqaa).^[4]

—Harbour: two breakwaters (south and north-west) and an inner channel 4.5 nautical miles long, 200 m wide and dredged to 13.5 m, marked by buoys G1 to G7, with leading lights on 096.5° (T) into the harbour.^[5]

North-west of the city, the Port of Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries (JCPDI Port) was inaugurated on 7 September 2022. Hutchison Ports runs it under a concession with the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, handling containers, dry bulk, general cargo and Ro-Ro, and offers marine services.^[6,7]

—Operator figures: 2,500 m of quay at 16.5 m quayside draft, a 750 m turning basin, capacity of 2.3 million TEU and 12 million tonnes of bulk and general cargo, 980 reefer points, a temperature-controlled warehouse, a CFS and a bonded zone.^[8,6]

—The first commercial container call was PIL’s MV Kota Rahmat on 17 July 2023, on the Intra Red Sea feeder linking Jeddah, Port Sudan, Djibouti, Hodeidah and Aden. In April 2026 JCPDI launched discounts of up to 50% on handling and waived maritime fees for a new customer’s first three voyages.^[9,10]

—Saudi Aramco’s Jazan Refinery Marine Terminal lies inside the JCPDI port boundary: three tanker berths and a sulphur berth alongside, plus an SPM in the VLCC anchorage for tankers of 150,000–320,000 DWT. Maximum arrival draught is 22.0 m for the SPM and 15.0 m alongside; operations stop if under-keel clearance at the berth falls below 1.5 m.^[11]

—Harbour approach: about 5 nautical miles long, 350 m wide and at least 16.5 m deep, with blue leading lights on 050° (T). Channel limits: arrival draught 15.0 m, LOA 255 m, beam 46 m. Seven anchorages, including tanker, VLCC, working and explosives anchorages, average 25–30 m.^[11]

Both harbours use a 90 NM arrival and departure channel approved by the IMO, with a marked 13.9 m shoal at its entrance. Jazan is an open roadstead that shoals and land shelter; the tidal range is about 1.1 m at springs and the tidal stream reaches 1.5 knots. Westerly winds raise heavy seas, and suspended dust can cut visibility.^[5,11]

—Commercial port: anchorages A and B lie north and south of the entrance channel. Tankers for Aramco’s Jazan Bulk Plant use anchorage B, 3.5 miles WSW of the breakwater end, in 12–20 m. Avoid the charted 11.9 m patch north-west of it.^[5]

—Jazan Port Control keeps watch on VHF 16. The Aramco Bulk Plant calls on VHF 11 and its two SPMs (10,000–50,000 DWT, LOA 220 m, arrival draught 11.8 m) use channels 10 and 11. JCPDI Port Control calls on VHF 09, and a ship in the deep-water channel reports to Jazan Commercial Port Control on 16 and to JCPDI on 09.^[5,11]

—Anchoring and fishing are prohibited over the submerged pipelines. No ship enters a restricted area without a pilot. Launch boarding at the refinery stops above 1.5 m waves or 25 knots of wind.^[5,11]

—A local ship agent. For its Jazan terminals, Saudi Aramco requires ETA notices through the agent at about 48 and 24 hours and routes medical care and MARPOL waste reception through the agent too. It lists Kanoo, Faisal M. Higgi, Sharaf Shipping and Hasan Al Harbi (HASCO) as agents at Jazan, locally licensed for maritime support, chandlery and bunker services.^[5,11]

—Bunkers and fresh water are not available at the Aramco Bulk Plant or the refinery terminal. Minerva Bunkering says its bunker tankers serve Jazan, supplied from a 113,000 m³ floating storage unit at Jeddah holding HSFO, VLSFO and MGO. Nominate through your agent.^[5,11,12]

—Aramco’s terminal pages note that chandlers can supply only limited quantities of provisions, so order early and in full. Post a requirement and chandlers and agents serving Jazan answer with sealed bids — suppliers never see the vessel’s name until award. If you supply ships at Jazan or JCPDI, be the first supplier in.^[5,11]