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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

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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

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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.

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• 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

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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.

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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.

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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 christophe.morard@wfp.org

QaseemGhausy DeputyLogisticsClusterCoordinator qaseem.ghausy@wfp.org

SashaHafez WFPShippingOfficer sasha.hafez@wfp.org

ClarissaCrippa IMOfficer(Djibouti) clarissa.crippa@wfp.org

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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.

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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

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Annex2–YemenSupplyRoutesMap

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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.