SDSWA Port Code Lookup
Total 1 ports of SDSWA
Swakin Port is the seaport of Swakin, in the city of Swakinin Sudan. Overseas routes include Middle East, Port code is SDSWA.
Port Overview
Swakin (UN/LOCODE: SDSWA) is a Sudanese Red Sea coastal port location in the Middle East Red Sea logistics area. The supplied port master record identifies the city as Swakin, Sudan, and classifies the location as a non-main port in the platform database. For international forwarding, it should be treated as a port call requiring shipment-specific confirmation of the active terminal, cargo acceptance, vessel connection and inland delivery arrangement.
| Reference item | Recorded value | Forwarding implication |
|---|---|---|
| UN/LOCODE | SDSWA | Use consistently in booking, shipping instructions and document checks. |
| Port name | Swakin | Confirm the carrier's current port-name convention before issuing documents. |
| Country / area | Sudan / Middle East Red Sea | Plan Red Sea routing and Sudan import or transit requirements together. |
| Platform cargo indicators | FCL 0; LCL 0; automotive 0 | Do not assume regular platform-listed services; obtain a current carrier or local-agent confirmation. |
Key Highlights
Facilities & Services
Our service team separates confirmed port capability from assumed capability. The following workstreams should be checked with the nominated carrier, terminal or Sudanese local agent before cargo is released:
- Container handling: Confirm whether the shipment can move as FCL, LCL, empty-container return, transshipment or special equipment cargo through the proposed call.
- Breakbulk and project cargo: For machinery, vehicles, steel, oversized units or heavy lifts, obtain written confirmation of berth access, lifting method, handling limits and laydown arrangements.
- Storage and cargo release: Verify available container, bonded, general-cargo and reefer storage, together with free-time rules and release prerequisites.
- Inspection and customs interface: Establish the nominated inspection location and the process for customs, port, health, security or other agency checks.
- Inland connectivity: Confirm whether delivery will use port drayage, a regional trucking solution or an alternative gateway; do not presume rail service or unrestricted heavy-truck access.
Routes & Transit Times
- Trade direction: Sudan-bound cargo may involve Red Sea feedering, regional transshipment or a port-call solution rather than a continuously available direct service. The actual routing depends on carrier acceptance and sailing schedules.
- Gateway comparison: Our team can compare SDSWA with a larger regional gateway when the shipment needs more predictable container frequency, equipment availability, customs support or inland capacity.
- Transit planning: Quoted transit time should include transshipment connection risk, port documentation, customs inspection, equipment positioning, weather or security-related schedule changes and final-mile delivery.
- Booking control: Obtain the vessel name, voyage, port rotation, transshipment point, cut-off schedule and cargo-receiving instructions in writing before dispatching cargo to the origin terminal.
Hinterland & Key Cargo
- Primary market: The relevant hinterland is Sudan and the Red Sea coastal corridor, subject to road access, security conditions, customs routing and the final consignee's location.
- Likely cargo profile: General consumer goods, project materials, construction inputs, machinery, agricultural-related supplies and humanitarian or relief cargo may require tailored handling, subject to local acceptance and import controls.
- Containerized cargo: FCL is generally easier to control when the carrier accepts the port call and the consignee can complete customs and delivery arrangements; LCL requires confirmation of consolidation, deconsolidation and bonded handling points.
- Special cargo: Vehicles, oversized machinery, dangerous goods, temperature-sensitive cargo and high-value shipments need pre-advice, equipment confirmation and a written handling plan before booking.
Operations & Compliance
- Cut-offs: Booking cut-off, shipping-instruction cut-off, VGM deadline, terminal receiving window and dangerous-goods declaration deadline can differ. Our service team confirms the applicable schedule per voyage rather than relying on a standard timetable.
- Dangerous goods: Submit the correct UN number, proper shipping name, class, packing group, flash point where applicable, package details and safety documentation for carrier and terminal review before cargo delivery.
- Customs documentation: Prepare a consistent commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading instructions, certificate documents, import permits where required and accurate HS classification. Consignee and notify-party details must match across documents.
- Inspection and inland delivery: Allow contingency for customs examination, port release, payment verification, road restrictions, security checks and consignee-site limitations. Delivery should not be booked as an unrestricted door service until the route is surveyed.
Shipping Tips
- Send the full cargo profile early: commodity, HS code, packages, dimensions, gross weight, volume, DG status, temperature requirement, cargo value and final delivery location.
- Ask our service team to obtain written confirmation of port acceptance, equipment availability, terminal receiving instructions, local charges, free time and the nominated customs or handling agent.
- Use seaworthy export packing with moisture protection and clear package marks. For heavy or oversized cargo, provide lifting points, center-of-gravity data and a dimensioned loading plan.
- Keep a contingency option through a regional gateway when SDSWA service, equipment, inland trucking or cargo release cannot be confirmed within the required shipping window.
Frequently Asked Questions
Data Sources & Provenance
The port code, name, country, area classification and platform cargo indicators shown above are taken from the supplied port master record for SDSWA. UN/LOCODE terminology and code-format cross-checking may be consulted through the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe at unece.org.
No berth count, draft, terminal name, annual throughput, handling capacity, fixed sailing schedule, tariff, operating hours or guaranteed transit time is presented because those parameters require current confirmation from the nominated carrier, terminal, port agent and relevant Sudanese authorities.
Our service team revalidates time-sensitive operational details at quotation and pre-shipment stages, including port acceptance, vessel rotation, cut-offs, customs requirements, local charges, inland access and cargo-specific restrictions.