Ship chandlers & ship supply at Yanbu commercial city SAYNB

Yanbu Commercial Port is one of the oldest ports on the Red Sea and the main sea gateway for Madinah, sheltered by land to the north and by coral reefs to the south and south-east. Mawani gives it 12 berths and a capacity of more than 13.5 million tonnes a year, with a general cargo terminal and a passenger terminal for 2,000 travellers.^[1,2]

—Depths: as of 2020 the approach channel, turning basin (widened to 650 m) and berths were dredged to 14 m, with two newer multipurpose berths of 900 m at 16 m and 212,000 m² of added yard.^[1]

—Cargo: imports of general cargo, containers, fertilisers, bulk feed, cement, chemicals, rutile and petroleum; exports of bulk cement, clinker, zinc concentrate and petrochemicals.^[1]

—Grain and logistics: Mawani and SALIC agreed in 2020 a 313,000 m² grain terminal at the port for 5 million tonnes a year, built in two phases; in December 2025 Mawani signed a SAR 29 million, 120,490 m² logistics centre with Q Saudi.^[3,2]

—Cruise: Cruise Saudi describes Yanbu as mainly a transit port, upgraded for Quantum-class ships with new bollards and fenders, and the coastal access point for AlUla.^[4]

Tanker and petrochemical calls at Yanbu go to King Fahd Industrial Port, a separate port serving the industrial city and petroleum exports — 34 berths across 10 terminals by Mawani’s count — where the Saudi Aramco terminals publish their own port rules.^[6,5]

—At the Aramco Yanbu terminals, pilotage is compulsory and provided by Mawani; ships call Yanbu Industrial Port Control on VHF 16 or 11 two hours before arrival, and the pilot will not board in waves over 3 m or wind over 30 knots.^[5]

—Fresh water is not available at the Aramco terminal berths; fuel oil bunkers are available at the North Terminal and fuel oil and diesel at the Refinery Terminal, not at the South Terminal — so water and stores for a tanker come by supplier, through the agent.^[5]

—The Aramco guide lists locally licensed shipping agencies at Yanbu for maritime support, chandlery and bunker services — the route by which provisions reach a tanker at the industrial port.^[5]

—An agent, and the right port on the nomination: commercial port for general cargo, grain and cruise; industrial port for Aramco and petrochemical berths.^[5,1]

—Bunkers: Minerva Bunkering began supplying at Yanbu and Jeddah in December 2021 with two bunker tankers, and by 2025 listed both the commercial and industrial ports among its delivery points; Mawani also contracted Saffania Navigation in 2022 to build and run a round-the-clock bunker facility at King Fahd Industrial Port.^[7,8,6]

—Waste: Cruise Saudi lists waste management among the port and vessel services at the commercial port; arrange it through the agent.^[4]

—Approved suppliers: in March 2026 Mawani said it would keep an updated list of approved ship suppliers and bunkering providers for owners to contact directly.^[9]

—Provisions, stores and fresh water at either Yanbu port: post a requirement and chandlers serving Yanbu answer with sealed bids — suppliers never see the vessel’s name until award. If you supply ships at Yanbu, be the first supplier in.