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Yanbu commercial city

UN/LOCODE SAYNB · Saudi Arabia · Middle East · 03

Reference

Coordinates: 24.0667, 38.05
Time zone: Asia/RiyadhUTC +03:00no DST
Local currency: SAR— Saudi Riyal
Languages: ar, en
Nearest airport: YNBPrince Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz International Airport~9 km
Electricity: 230 V60 Hzplugs G(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: BWhHot desert
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 1-34----
seaport · road terminal · airport
Port authority: Saudi Ports Authority

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

Yanbu Commercial Port VTS (Saudi Ports Authority)

VHF: Ch 16 / 12
Phone: +966 14 322 2000
Web: www.saudimaritime.com

P&I correspondents

· Clyde & Co Riyadh (multi-club)
· Al Tamimi & Company Saudi Arabia (Gard, UK Club)
· Holman Fenwick Willan Riyadh

Port agents

· GAC Saudi Arabia
· Inchcape Saudi Arabia
· Biehl Saudi Arabia

ISPS security level (normal): 1

Red Sea industrial port serving YASREF refinery and SABIC complex; note OFAC/SECO sanctions on Iran-linked vessels — Saudi ports enforce strictly; pre-entry clearance required.

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ITF Saudi Arabia (correspondent)
Middle East · Office hours, escalate via London 24/7 · en, ar
📞 +44 20 7403 2733 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
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Global · Online · en
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Port-state-control region: riyadh MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.

Sources & verification (14)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (SA)retrieved 2026-05-05
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (SA)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (SAR)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (SAR)retrieved 2026-05-05
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (SA)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Asia/Riyadh)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Riyadh)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Riyadh)retrieved 2026-05-05
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (SA)retrieved 2026-05-05
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (1-34----)retrieved 2026-05-05
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (YNB)retrieved 2026-05-07
wikidata_qid · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q12246917)retrieved 2026-05-07
port_authority · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q39995)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (SA)retrieved 2026-05-07

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