The Minister of Transport in the caretaker government, Abdulwahab Al-Durra, confirmed the regular entry of ships to the docks of the port of Hodeidah.
During a meeting he chaired on Monday at the port of Hodeidah, Minister Al-Durra pointed out the work plan and emergency measures taken by the Red Sea Ports Corporation after the Israeli attack on the port. He also highlighted the challenges that the port’s service and humanitarian activities faced and overcame in recent years.
He noted that the situation at the port is stable and there is no cause for concern, appreciating the efforts made to contain the fires resulting from the Israeli airstrike on the oil tanks at the port last Saturday.
The governor of Hodeidah praised the efforts of the Ministry of Transport and the employees of the Red Sea Ports Corporation for their continuous commitment to maintaining operational activities at the port of Hodeidah.
He explained that the port had previously been subjected to such attacks to halt its operations with the aim of starving the Yemeni people, emphasizing the crucial service and humanitarian role of the port of Hodeidah in meeting the basic needs of citizens.
For his part, the first deputy governor, Ahmed Al-Bishri, confirmed the local authority’s support for the ministry and the corporation’s leadership in restoring the port’s activity to its maximum capacity.
The deputy head of the corporation, Nasser Al-Nassiri, also reviewed the state of the port of Hodeidah before and after it was targeted by the Zionist enemy’s airstrikes, noting that the removal of debris resulting from the targeting of cranes at berths 6 and 7 is progressing rapidly.
At the end of the meeting, they listened to an explanation from the container terminal manager, Engineer Shawqi Morshed, and the marine operations captain, Mohammed Al-Sayyis, about the services provided and the ongoing activities at the port. They noted the beginning of the reception of ships waiting at the anchorage and the resumption of the process of unloading goods from them.
