Türkiye-Sudan partnership to build gas carrier berth at Suakin Port

The project will be completed within 24 months under a build-operate-transfer model and will include a 28,000-ton storage facility. The Turkish ambassador sees it as a gateway for the return of Turkish investors.

The Sudan Sea Ports Authority signed a contract with Suakin Petroleum, in which the Turkish energy company "Argaz" is a partner, to build, finance and operate a specialized marine berth for receiving gas carriers in the Red Sea coastal city of Suakin under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) model.

The signing ceremony was attended by Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Saif al-Nasr al-Tijani Haroun, Red Sea Governor Lt. Gen. Mustafa Mohamed Nour, the Turkish ambassador to Sudan, Director General of the Sudan Sea Ports Authority Jilani Mohamed Jilani, and Chairman of Suakin Petroleum Mohamed Darwish Dabbagh.

28,000-ton storage facility

Jilani said the berth would be built at a depth of 12 meters to receive carriers with cargo capacities of up to 5,000 tons. A 28,000-ton storage facility will be built about 150 meters away, with the project scheduled for completion within 24 months.

He said negotiations had lasted nearly a year and that the Ministry of Justice had reviewed and documented the agreement. He expected Suakin to become a free zone for gas and a center for storing and distributing it to Sudanese states and neighboring countries.

جانب من مراسم توقيع عقد مربط الغاز في سواكن (هيئة الموانئ البحرية)

A message to Turkish investors

The Turkish ambassador described the agreement as an important step toward strengthening economic and investment relations between the two countries. He said the project was the result of cooperation between "Argaz" and "Qadara" through Suakin Petroleum.

He highlighted Suakin's historic significance in Sudanese-Turkish relations and affirmed that Turkish businesspeople wanted to return to Sudan and invest there. He added that projects such as this one would encourage other investors to enter the Sudanese market.

Minister Haroun said the agreement marked the beginning of a period of economic recovery and reconstruction and would strengthen the strategic gas reserves. The Red Sea governor said the project would create job opportunities for young people in the state.

Türkiye-Sudan partnership to build gas carrier berth at Suakin Port