# Duba (SA DHU)

**UN/LOCODE:** SA DHU  
**Country:** Saudi Arabia  
**Water Body:** Red Sea; Indian Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 27.5667, 35.5333

Set in Saudi Arabia's north-western Tabuk region on the Red Sea, this port was absorbed into the NEOM giga-project in 2022 and rebranded Port of NEOM in 2023, so forwarders will encounter both the old name Duba and the new one. Operator figures put annual throughput at around 15 million tonnes spanning containers, dry bulk, ROPAX traffic and on-site warehousing. A daily roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry links Duba with Safaga in Egypt, giving it the shortest maritime crossing between the Arabian Peninsula and the Egyptian mainland. Proximity to the Suez Canal and to northern Egyptian ports positions the site within regional shipping flows under Vision 2030. Road corridors serve a sparsely populated hinterland around Tabuk, while rail connectivity is still developing. For mainline deep-sea container services, Jeddah Islamic Port and King Abdullah Port remain the established alternatives further south.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Jeddah → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/jeddah-shanghai)
- [Jeddah → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/jeddah-shenzhen)
- [Jeddah → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/jeddah-guangzhou)
- [Jeddah → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/jeddah-hong-kong)
- [Jeddah → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/jeddah-tokyo)
- [Jeddah → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/jeddah-busan)

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