Bardia did not become an important port as supply by sea continued to run through Sollum but became an important source of water, after the repair of the large pumping station that the Italians had installed to serve the township and Fort Capuzzo.
Bardia blev ikke en vigtig forsyningshavn, da forsyninger med skib fortsatte med at blive sendt gennem Sollum; men den blev en vigtig kilde til vand, efter reparation af den store pumpestation, som italienerne havde installeret til at betjene byen og Fort Capuzzo.