Yemen : Situation Update, February 2019
1. Air Transport
• In February, the Logistics Cluster facilitated the transport of 66 mt/348 m3 on behalf of ACF, FAO, IMC, IOM, MSF, UNICEF, WFP and WHO.
• Thanks to the CERF contribution received at the end of January 2019, the Logistics Cluster is now able to offer cargo airlifts from Djibouti to Aden until the end of July 2019. Airlifts are tentatively scheduled for once a month and will be free of charge to users. Airlifts will only be carried out if the minimum payload is 20 mt; however, if the requests exceed 20 mt, more than one airlift per month can be carried out.
• The tentative airlift schedule for 2019 to Aden and Sana’a is available at https://logcluster.org/document/yemenairlifts-tentative-schedule-2019
2. Sea Transport
• The first voyage of the month (voyage 141) was cancelled as VOS Apollo travelled to Hodeidah to substitute VOS Theia in providing accommodation and emergency passenger transport if needed. Voyages on the Djibouti – Aden route resumed with voyage 142, and since then have been performed by VOS Theia.
• Overall, 221 mt/429 m3 were transported in January from Djibouti to Aden, on behalf of MSF, IOM, UNICEF, WFP and WHO.
• For any organisations requiring the urgent transport of cargo by sea to Hodeidah, the Logistics Cluster can arrange dhows from Djibouti upon receipt of a duly completed Service Request Form.
• Two 20 foot reefer containers were set up on VOS Theia in February to provide cold-chain and temperaturecontrolled transport.
3. Overland Transport
• In February, the Logistics Cluster facilitated the overland transport of 315 mt/1,951 m3 of relief items on behalf of FHI 360, OHCHR, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP.
• Due to administrative and bureaucratic challenges, some trucks carrying humanitarian cargo have encountered obstacles in Ibb while moving from south to north. As some of these trucks are still blocked, the Logistics Cluster is liaising with the relevant authorities to facilitate their release.
• The Logistics Cluster can obtain security clearances on behalf of humanitarian organisations using the overland transport service facilitated by the cluster. However, organisations not using cluster-facilitated transport services need to request clearances directly from the Ministry of the Interior.
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on overland transport are available on the cluster website: https://logcluster.org/document/standard-operating-procedures-sops-yemen….
4. Storage
• The overall storage capacity available to partners through common storage services is: 5,740 m2 in Aden, 3,640 m2 in Hodeidah, 320 m2 in Bajil and 2,252 m2 in Sana’a.
• In February the Logistics Cluster accepted into storage 275 mt/1,678 m3 of relief items on behalf of FHI 360, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP and WHO.
• Two Mobile Storage Units (MSUs) are available for loan to organisations needing storage in additional locations and who are willing to manage the space on behalf of the cluster. Interested organisations must send an official request to the Logistics Cluster and sign a loan agreement with WFP. The Logistics Cluster can also facilitate the installation.
• In February 20 MSUs were received in Aden to be installed as a common storage space facilitated by the Logistics Cluster near the warehouse in the Free Zone.
• An additional 10 MSUs are to be made available for loan to humanitarian organisations and are expected to arrive in Aden by mid-March.
5. Fuel
• The Logistics Cluster facilitates access to fuel (petrol and diesel) at WFP-managed distribution points around Sana’a, Aden and Hodeidah. Fuel is available to humanitarian organisations on a cost-recovery basis.
• In February the Logistics Cluster distributed 44,045 litres of diesel and 26,832 litres of petrol to 17 organisations.
• At the end of February, 80,000 litres of fuel (40,000 litres of diesel and 40,000 litres of petrol) were delivered from Hodeidah to the four trucks in the Logistics Cluster warehouse in Bajil. The trucks are now able to carry out ad hoc deliveries in Hodeidah upon request.
• The Logistics Cluster is purchasing additional tanks to increase the capacity of the Aden fuel station by 200,000 litres and to set up a fuel station with a 100,000 litre capacity in Ibb (50,000 litres of petrol and 50,000 litres of diesel).
6. Coordination
• Cluster coordination meetings were held in Sana’a and Aden on 5 and 12 February respectively. Minutes of these meetings are available on the Logistics Cluster website at the following link, both in English and Arabic.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-situation-update-february-2019
