The port facilities were greatly expanded in the early 1990s, with the construction of the new terminal, but the port has declined since trade with Ethiopia was terminated in 1998 as a consequence of the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.
Lučka postrojenja znatno su proširena u ranim 1990-im, s izgradnjom novog terminala, ali trgovina s Etiopijom je prekinuta 1998. godine kao posljedica Eritrejsko-etiopijski rat.