Saudi’s King Abdulaziz Port breaks container throughput record in June

King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam sets a new container throughput record by handling 199,609  twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs) during August 2022, to mark the highest number in the port’s history.

According to Saudi Press Agency, this new milestone surpassed the previous record set in June 2022 by 11,031 TEUs.

King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam has become one of the main logistic hubs on the Arabian Gulf by playing an essential role in facilitating trade in the kingdom’s Eastern and Central Regions, a strategic advantage that would attract investors’ in setting up integrated logistics parks.

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) is working on enhancing the competitive position of the 23.5 km port in line with the objectives of the National Transport and Logistics Strategy through developing infrastructure, increasing capacity, and enhancing operational efficiency, which will have a major impact on bolstering trade and economic development in the kingdom.

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The port in Dammam contains state-of-the-art operational and logistical capabilities including 43 fully-equipped berths that can accommodate giant vessels weighing up to 105 million tonnes, as well as modern cargo handling equipment, a full-scale container terminal, two general cargo terminals, and a wide range of supporting terminals.

Linked by rail to the Riyadh Dry Port, the kingdom’s eastern trade gateway is host to a ship repair yard that consists of two floating docks capable of serving ships up to 215 m in length.

In recent news, Dubai’s DP World and the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) have announced the signing of an agreement to build a logistics park at the Jeddah Islamic Port.

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