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LOGISTICS CLUSTER - YEMEN Hodeidah Contingency Plan as of 22 March 2017 This Contingency Plan is a live document and analyses the situation as of 22 March 2017. Activities will be adapted and revised as the situation unfolds and further assessment results become available, including the possible provision of additional logistics common services as required by the humanitarian community. www.logcluster.org.ops/yem10a The Scenario • Being the biggest port in Yemen, Hodeida is the preferred entry point for all cargo entering the country and destined for the northern governorates, while Aden serves southern governorates. However, with the current security situation in the western coastal region of Yemen, a considerable decline in port activities and/or a potential closure of the port is a likely event. • Shall the Port of Hodeida become inaccessible (partially – i.e. for containerized cargo, or totally), in addition to the activities catered for in its Concept of Operations (http://www.logcluster.org/document/yemen-concept- operations-march-2017) and included in the YHRP, the Logistics Cluster will put in place the following mitigating activities. Background • The Port of Hodeidah plays a major role in Yemen pipeline and food deliveries, contributing to almost 70-80% of humanitarian assistance via both charter & liner services. Additionally, the majority of commercial cargo, including fuel, enters Yemen via the Port of Hodeidah. According to the most recent available statistics, in November 2016 some 70% of all Yemeni imports entered the country through Hodeidah. • Due to security developments in the area, on 31 January UNVIM 1 was informed by the Coalition to suspend the issuance of clearance certificates to requesters for an initial 96 hours; for three days, all vessels stationed in the Coalition holding areas and Red Sea ports’ anchorage areas were informed not to proceed further until the situation was stabilized. Even though UNVIM resumed the issuance of clearances after 24 hours, a considerable decline in the number of clearance requests received has been registered (source UNVIM Daily Reports). • Even though no official suspension for charter vessels heading to Hodeida has yet been called, the majority of container shipping liners are reluctant to accept bookings for Hodeida, and cargo has already been diverted to Aden or transhipment ports (i.e. Jeddah, Shalala, Djibouti, and King Abdullah). • Indeed, in the past two months, a considerable decline of maritime traffic was witnessed in Hodeidah; in February, on average 4 vessels were at anchorage. This represents a major decline compared to 2016. Due to slow down in arrival of commercial shipping lines vessels calling at Hodeida port and reported delays of 1 The UN Inspection and Verification Mechanism for Yemen (UNVIM), operationalizes and manages services of the impartial verification and inspection mechanism on behalf of the United Nations and Member States, as mandated by UNSC Resolution 2216. Ship operators or vessel masters are requested to submit their requests for clearance together with required documents to UNVIM upon the departure of related vessel from their port of origin. UNVIM will review those requests according to its Standard Operating Procedures and internal guidelines for verification and inspection and notify Coalition Forces and the requesting party within 48 hours about the results of the review. More information on UNVIM can be found at: https://www.vimye.org/about-unvim.
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HodeidahContingencyPlanasof22March2017
This Contingency Plan is a live document and analyses the situation as of 22 March 2017. Activities will be adapted and revised as the situation
unfolds and further assessment results become available, including the possible provision of additional logistics common services as required by the humanitarian community.
www.logcluster.org.ops/yem10a
TheScenario• BeingthebiggestportinYemen,Hodeidaisthepreferredentrypointforallcargoenteringthecountryand
destinedforthenortherngovernorates,whileAdenservessoutherngovernorates.However,withthecurrent
securitysituationinthewesterncoastalregionofYemen,aconsiderabledecline inportactivitiesand/ora
potentialclosureoftheportisalikelyevent.
• ShallthePortofHodeidabecomeinaccessible(partially–i.e.forcontainerizedcargo,ortotally),inadditionto
theactivitiescateredforinitsConceptofOperations(http://www.logcluster.org/document/yemen-concept-
operations-march-2017) and included in the YHRP, the Logistics Cluster will put in place the following
mitigatingactivities.
Background• ThePortofHodeidahplaysamajorroleinYemenpipelineandfooddeliveries,contributingtoalmost70-80%
ofhumanitarianassistanceviabothcharter&linerservices.Additionally,themajorityofcommercialcargo,
including fuel,entersYemenvia thePortofHodeidah.According to themost recentavailablestatistics, in
November2016some70%ofallYemeniimportsenteredthecountrythroughHodeidah.
• Duetosecuritydevelopmentsinthearea,on31JanuaryUNVIM1wasinformedbytheCoalitiontosuspend
theissuanceofclearancecertificatestorequestersforaninitial96hours;forthreedays,allvesselsstationed
intheCoalitionholdingareasandRedSeaports’anchorageareaswereinformednottoproceedfurtheruntil
the situation was stabilized. Even though UNVIM resumed the issuance of clearances after 24 hours, a
considerabledeclineinthenumberofclearancerequestsreceivedhasbeenregistered(sourceUNVIMDaily
Reports).
• EventhoughnoofficialsuspensionforchartervesselsheadingtoHodeidahasyetbeencalled,themajorityof
containershippinglinersarereluctanttoacceptbookingsforHodeida,andcargohasalreadybeendivertedto
Adenortranshipmentports(i.e.Jeddah,Shalala,Djibouti,andKingAbdullah).
• Indeed, in thepast twomonths, a considerable decline ofmaritime trafficwaswitnessed inHodeidah; in
February,onaverage4vesselswereatanchorage.Thisrepresentsamajordeclinecomparedto2016.Dueto
slow down in arrival of commercial shipping lines vessels calling at Hodeida port and reported delays of
1TheUNInspectionandVerificationMechanismforYemen(UNVIM),operationalizesandmanagesservicesoftheimpartialverificationandinspectionmechanismonbehalfoftheUnitedNationsandMemberStates,asmandatedbyUNSCResolution2216.ShipoperatorsorvesselmastersarerequestedtosubmittheirrequestsforclearancetogetherwithrequireddocumentstoUNVIMuponthedepartureofrelatedvesselfromtheirportoforigin.UNVIMwillreviewthoserequestsaccordingtoitsStandardOperatingProceduresandinternalguidelinesforverificationandinspectionandnotifyCoalitionForcesandtherequestingpartywithin48hoursabouttheresultsofthereview.MoreinformationonUNVIMcanbefoundat:https://www.vimye.org/about-unvim.
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HodeidahContingencyPlanasof22March2017
This Contingency Plan is a live document and analyses the situation as of 22 March 2017. Activities will be adapted and revised as the situation
unfolds and further assessment results become available, including the possible provision of additional logistics common services as required by the humanitarian community.
www.logcluster.org.ops/yem10a
grantingcoalitionclearanceforcommercialchartervessels,theportcongestioninHodeidaandAlSaleefhave
gonedowntotwodaysascomparedtothreeweeksinNovember.
• An up-to-date report on daily situation at Yemeni entry ports is available at:
http://www.logcluster.org/document/wfp-yemen-port-situation-update.
• Adenporthandlesabout20%oftheoverallimports.AlSaleefPortisanextensionofHodeidahportandisonly
usedtohandlebulkcargo.
• Mukalla Port has limited capacity and mostly handles small vessels bringing supplies to Hadramout
Governorate.WFPusesMukallaporttotranshipcommodities(smallquantityofnutritionsupplies)toSocotra.
ContingencyPlan:LogisticsClusterMitigatingActivities
Coordination
• Tominimiseduplicationofeffortsandcompetitionbythehumanitariancommunity,theLogisticsClusterwill
organiseregularcoordinationmeetings,toevaluateneedsandlogisticsgapstobefilled.Thefrequencyofthe
meetingswillbedecidedaccordingtotheneedsexpressedbytheparticipants;meetingswillbeorganisedin
Sana’a,Djiboutiandotherlocationsasneeded/permitted,toensurebothupstreamanddownstreamsupply
chaingapsarebeingaddressed.
• Forbetterplanningpurposes,ad-hocthematicmeetingswithorganisationsusingservicesfacilitatedbythe
LogisticsClusterwillbeorganised,withtheaimofhavingdetaileddiscussionsonlogisticsgapsandbottlenecks,
accessconstraintsetc.
• Forthesamepurpose,theLogisticsClusterwillliaisewithOCHAandthemainactors,tohaveaclearpicture
ofavailablecontingencystockcurrentlyinYemen,byclustersandsectors.
• TheLogisticsClusterwillcontinuetostrengthenitscooperationwithOCHAandtheAccessMonitoringGroup,
toensurelogisticsconstraintsaretakenintoaccountwhenaccessisnegotiatedanddiscussed,andtofurther
disseminatetherelevantaccessinformationamongitsparticipants.
• TheLogisticsClusterwill continuetoadvocatetomaintain themaincorridorsandsupply routesopenand
operational.
FuelDistribution
• AcontingencystockoffuelwillbemaintainedforpartnersoperatinginYemen,anddistributedinAden,Sana’a
andHodeidah.FuelwillbeprocuredlocallythroughYPC,andshallthisnotbefeasible,internationallywiththe
supportofWFPProcurementUnit.
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HodeidahContingencyPlanasof22March2017
This Contingency Plan is a live document and analyses the situation as of 22 March 2017. Activities will be adapted and revised as the situation
unfolds and further assessment results become available, including the possible provision of additional logistics common services as required by the humanitarian community.
www.logcluster.org.ops/yem10a
• In the event of instability in the city of Hodeidah, WFP, as the lead agency of the Logistics Cluster, will
coordinatewithEHOCtoensuresafetyof the fueldistributionpoint.Shall thepaceofeventsnotallowto
transferthestockstoSana’a,additionalmeasureswillbetakentofurtherstrengthensecurityanddistribution
atfuelstations.
• Thecurrentavailablefuelcapacity,whichwillbemaintainedthroughouttheoperation,amountsto:
o Sana’a:300,000litresdiesel&180,000litrespetrol;
o Hodeidah:332,000litresdiesel&180,000litrespetrol;
o Aden:100,000litresdiesel&92,000litrespetrol.
AccesstoCommonServices
UpstreamSupplyChain
Airlifts
• AccesstoairliftsfromDjiboutitoSana’awillbefacilitated;theservicewillbeprovidedbyWFPAviation/UNHAS
at no cost to users, and the frequency will be contingent upon needs expressed by the humanitarian
community,andonavailabilityoffunding.TheLogisticsClusterwillreceiveandconsolidatecargomovement
requests.
Seacargotransport
o ScenarioA:commerciallinersstopcallingatHodeidah,buttheportremainsopen
The LogisticsClusterwill facilitateaccess todhows fromDjibouti to anyport in Yemen, including
Hodeidah.Transporttothelatterhoweverwillbesubjecttocoalition’sclearances,andcargomight
bedivertedtoAden,Saleeforotherportsasrequired.
o ScenarioB:closureofHodeidah
The Logistics Cluster will facilitate access to sea cargo transport to Aden, on board of theWFP-
charteredpassengers’vesselandfacilitatingaccesstodhowstoallaccessibleportsinYemen,ona
frequencycontingentuponneedsandavailabilityoffunding.SeeAnnexIIforalistofaccessibleports
inYemenandsupplychainroutes.
• Todefinetheabovescenarios,afeasibilitystudyonYemenientryportswasconducted,withthefollowing
results:
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HodeidahContingencyPlanasof22March2017
This Contingency Plan is a live document and analyses the situation as of 22 March 2017. Activities will be adapted and revised as the situation
unfolds and further assessment results become available, including the possible provision of additional logistics common services as required by the humanitarian community.
www.logcluster.org.ops/yem10a
o AdenPort,canaccommodate20,000TEU'sviathecontainerterminal(currentutilization40%).The
privatelyownedtwosiloshaveastoragecapacityofbulkcargoforsome250,000MT.However,shall
allcargobedivertedtoAden,thereisaconcreteriskofcongestion,resultinginconsiderabledelays
andhighdemurragecosts.Preferredalternative.
o Al-Saleefport:duetogeographicalproximitywithHodeida,shallthelatterbeinaccessible,theportis
alsoexpectedtobeblocked.Notconsideredasapreferablealternative.
o Mukalaportisbeingusedtoimportvariousconsignments,howevertheporthaslimitedcapacityand
ismainlyusedforlocaldhows.Notconsideredasapreferablealternative.
o Mukhaporthaslimitedinfrastructure(twosmallberthsandpoorhandlingequipment).Theportdraft
restrictionsandshallowwaterallowonly limiteddhow/ATHSoperations.Theport isclosedsince
2015.Notconsideredasapreferablealternative.
In-landtransport
• ForcargoenteringYementhroughAden,theuseoftheAden–Sana’a,andAden–Hodeidahcorridortomove
humanitarian cargo from South to North will have to be tested. While evidence suggests that
commercial/privatecargocaneasilyflowfromSouthtoNorth,andfromNorthtoSouth,humanitariancargo
inthepastwassubjecttosomebureaucratichindrancesandimpediments.
• Shallaccesstonorthernseaportsbelimited,andinlandtransportacrossthelinesnotbefeasible,theLogistics
Clusterwillcoordinatehumanitarianconvoysthroughtwoalternativeroutes:
o OmantoYemen,throughShahenlandport(1,478kmeastofSana’a,averagetrucks’traveltimethree
days).Shahenentrypoint,whichisusedbyprivatebusinessestoimportdifferenttypesofcargofrom
Oman.Authoritiesreportedlyfacilitatecargomovementbetweenthetwocountriesandsometraders
have rentedwarehouses and have offices at Almazyunah free zone in Salalah port. Consignments
throughShahenentrypointaredeliveredtoallgovernoratesofYemen
o SaudiArabiatoYemen,throughAlwadiahlandport (733kmnorth-eastofSana’a,averagetrucks’
traveltimetwodays).ThisentrypointisusedtoimportcargooriginatedfromSaudiArabia,mainly
from Jizan entry port, and consignments coming through Alwadia are delivered to northern and
easternregionsofthecountry.Thisentrypointisrelativelysmallandisreportedasheavilycongested.
Inaddition,theroadfromAlwadiahtotherestofthecountryisbusyandinneedofconstructionwork.
Averagetransittime:2days.Coalitionpresenceattheborder,andthecurrentprospectsfornorthern
governorates,maketheuseofthiscorridorhardlyfeasible
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HodeidahContingencyPlanasof22March2017
This Contingency Plan is a live document and analyses the situation as of 22 March 2017. Activities will be adapted and revised as the situation
unfolds and further assessment results become available, including the possible provision of additional logistics common services as required by the humanitarian community.
www.logcluster.org.ops/yem10a
As a last resort, convoyswill be coordinated in close collaborationwithOCHA/AccessMonitoringGroup, and
buildingonWFP’s footprint. The LogisticsClusterwill be in chargeof centralisingandconsolidatingall service
requests.SpecificTermsofReference(ToRs)forthisConvoyCoordinationCellhavebeendrafted(seeAnnex3).
DownStreamSupplyChain
Storage
• Inadditiontofacilitatingaccesstotheexistingin-countrystoragefacilities(Aden,Sana’aandHodeidah),the
LogisticsClusterwill also facilitate access to an additional volumeof commonwarehousing for temporary
storageasneededbyhumanitarianorganisations,inbothSana’aandAden.Whereapplicableandcontingent
onaccess,WFPwillbilaterallyprovidehumanitarianorganisationsadditionalMobileStorageUnits(MSUs)to
furtheraugmenttheirstoragecapacityuponrequest.
• Additionally,theLogisticsClusterhasmeanstofurtherexpanditsstoragecapacity inAden(2MSUs),soto
provideorganisationswithatemporarystagingareatoconsolidatecargoenteringYementhroughtheportof
Aden.ShallHodeidanotbeaccessible,existentstoragefacilitiesinSana’aandHodeidawillbeusedasbackup.
Overlandtransport
• Basedontheorganisations’needs,accesstooverlandtransportwillbefacilitated.Transportwillbecontingent
uponsecurity,andphysicalaccessibilityofroads.Asof15February2016:
o Hodeidah-Sana’a:functionalwithdetoursandsub-roadsarounddamagedbridges;
o Hodeidah-Taiz:partiallyaccessibleonlytocertaindistrictsinTaiz.Duetotheprevailingsecuritysituation
inTaiz,accessisparticularlycomplicated;
o Themainroadsinthenortherngovernoratesaregenerally ingoodconditionexceptforsomebridges
whichwererecentlytargeted.
TheLogisticsClusterwillregularlyupdatetheAccessConstraintsmap,andplanoverlandtransportaccordingly.
• TheLogisticsClusterwillalsofacilitatethenecessarypermissionsforthemovementofcargoinsideYemenon
behalfoftherequestingorganisations.
§ Tostreamline theprocess, theLogisticsClusterwill also facilitate training sessionsaimedat strengthening
organizations’knowledgeofRITA(ReliefItemsTrackingApplication)andtheothertools(suchastheService
RequestForm,SRF).
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HodeidahContingencyPlanasof22March2017
This Contingency Plan is a live document and analyses the situation as of 22 March 2017. Activities will be adapted and revised as the situation
unfolds and further assessment results become available, including the possible provision of additional logistics common services as required by the humanitarian community.
www.logcluster.org.ops/yem10a
Surgecapacityandbusinesscontinuity
Staffing
• The current staffing set-up, including 1 Cluster Coordinator, 1 Deputy Cluster Coordinator and 3 Logistics
Assistants in Yemen (Sana’a), and 1 IMO, 1 FundsManager, 1 Logistics Officer and 1 Logistics Assistant in
Djibouti,willbemaintained.
• Shallthesituationrequireso,theLogisticsClusterwillappealtotheWFPRegionalBureauinCairoandtheGlobal
LogisticsClusterSupportCellinRomeforastaffingsurge.
• IncaseofanevacuationofinternationalstaffoutofYemen,theLogisticsClusterwillworkinclosecollaboration
withWFPmanagementtoensurebusinesscontinuity,throughdelegationofauthoritytonationalstaffinSana’a
andelsewhereinYemenasneeded.TheoperationwillberemotelymanagedfromDjibouti.
Contacts
ChristopheMorard LogisticsClusterCoordinator [email protected]
QaseemGhausy DeputyLogisticsClusterCoordinator [email protected]
SashaHafez WFPShippingOfficer [email protected]
ClarissaCrippa IMOfficer(Djibouti) [email protected]
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HodeidahContingencyPlanasof22March2017
This Contingency Plan is a live document and analyses the situation as of 22 March 2017. Activities will be adapted and revised as the situation
unfolds and further assessment results become available, including the possible provision of additional logistics common services as required by the humanitarian community.
www.logcluster.org.ops/yem10a
Annex1–ContingencyConOpsMap
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HodeidahContingencyPlanasof22March2017
This Contingency Plan is a live document and analyses the situation as of 22 March 2017. Activities will be adapted and revised as the situation
unfolds and further assessment results become available, including the possible provision of additional logistics common services as required by the humanitarian community.
www.logcluster.org.ops/yem10a
Annex2–YemenSupplyRoutesMap
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HodeidahContingencyPlanasof22March2017
This Contingency Plan is a live document and analyses the situation as of 22 March 2017. Activities will be adapted and revised as the situation
unfolds and further assessment results become available, including the possible provision of additional logistics common services as required by the humanitarian community.
www.logcluster.org.ops/yem10a
Annex3–ConvoyCoordinationCellTORs
Background• Given the current situation in thewestern coastal regionof Yemen, increased volumeof cargodestined for the
northerngovernoratesisexpectedtoenterYementhroughthePortofAden;tosupporthumanitarianorganisationstomovetheircargoacrossthefrontlines,fromSouthtoNorth,theLogisticsClusterwillworkinclosecollaborationwithOCHAandWFPLogisticsUnittosetupaconvoycoordinationcell.
• Withclearlydefinedrolesandresponsibilitiesforeachmemberoftheteam,thecellobjectivewillbetoensureasmoothcoordinationamongallpartiesinvolved(serviceusers,transporters,localsecurityforcesandtheCoalition)intheconvoys.
Roles&Responsibilities• Thecellwillbecomposedbythefollowingstaffmembers:
o OCHA–SophieSalomon(oralternate)o LogisticsCluster–NabilTarish(oralternate)o WFPLogistics-TBC
• Thefollowingresponsibilitieshavebeendefinedandagreedupon:LogisticsCluster WFPLogistics OCHA
- Receives, consolidates andstreamlines all requests fortransport(SRF)frompartners;
- Identifies the most suitabletransportersandroutes;
- Submits security clearances anddeconflictionrequeststorelevantauthorities;
- Supports WFP in identifying themost suitable transporters androutes;
- Acts as the liaison withtransporters;
- Links with authorities tonegotiateaccessandensuresafepassageofconvoys;
- Actsastheliaisonwithpartners,manages the SRFs and entersdata into the cargo trackingapplication(RITA);
- Monitors and records accessconstraints and documentslessonslearned.
- CoordinateswithWFPLogisticstotender transporters and sharerelevant information anddocuments(PLetc.);
- Raises internal POs/PRs andmanagesthebudget;
- InformsorganizationsofconvoysETD/ETA.
ServiceUsers Shallsharesignedandstampedwaybillsuponreceptionoftheircargo• Disclaimer:theLogisticsClusterwillnotbeinvolvedinanycustomsclearingprocess,inYemennorinDjibouti.
