# Balhaf (YE BLH)

**UN/LOCODE:** YE BLH  
**Country:** Yemen  
**Water Body:** Gulf of Aden; Indian Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 13.9667, 48.1833

A single LNG jetty, two 140,000 m³ storage tanks and a 320 km pipeline from the Marib gas fields define Balhaf (UN/LOCODE YE BLH), the export terminal for Yemen LNG on the Gulf of Aden. Commissioned in 2009, it was Yemen's largest industrial investment and supplied long-term buyers in North America and South Korea. Operations have been suspended under force majeure since the 2015 civil war, and the terminal remained closed on security grounds through 2025. It is a pure natural-gas export facility: no containers, breakbulk or general cargo are handled here. Shippers moving freight to Yemen instead use the ports of Aden and Mukalla, reported operational as of 2025, though the regional situation stays volatile and should be checked before any booking.

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