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SGP boosts container handling equipment fleet

1 July 2024

Dammam port operator Saudi Global Ports (SGP) has recently taken delivery of three quayside container gantry cranes, with automation capabilities, and three hybrid automated Rubber Tyres Gantry (RTG) cranes. The addition of this equipment will increase SGP’s annual throughput capacity from 2.5 million TEU to 3.2 million TEU, adding to the existing fleet of 15 quay cranes and 47 RTGs that SGP currently operates. The new quayside cranes have a minimum outreach of 25 rows on deck, with the...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/sgp-boosts-container-handling-equipment-fleet/

Saudi Ports boost container volumes in October

14 November 2022

Container throughput across the ports in Saudi Arabia continued its upward year-on-year movement during October 2022, soaring to 694,517 TEUs, translating to an increase of 15.33%.

Looking at the numbers for the previous month, there is a 17.75% growth in exported boxes to 202,030 TEUs compared to 2021. Similarly, imported containers increased by 23.02% to 214,174 TEUs while transhipments increased by 8.49% to 278,313 TEUs.

Additionally, this year cargo throughput witnessed a 3.34% spike, to more...

https://container-news.com/saudi-ports-boost-container-volumes-in-october/

Saudi ports exceed 600,000 TEU in May

14 June 2022

Saudi Ports’ container throughput reached 600,107 TEU in May, translating to a slight increase of 1.38% compared to the figure recorded last year in the same period.

In the previous month, the exported containers increased by 2.57% with a total of 175,958 TEU, while the imported containers decreased by 0.64% with a total of 176,978 TEU.

Initiatives launched by Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), in line with the National Transport and Logistics Strategy (NTLS), have increased the number of...

https://container-news.com/saudi-ports-exceed-600000-teu-in-may/

COSCO mega vessel -the largest in Saudi ports’ history- docks at Dammam

29 May 2019

Dammam’s King Abdul Aziz Port has received one of the world’s largest mega-vessels and the largest vessel in the history of Saudi ports.

Cosco Shipping’s Solar is 400 meters long, 59 meters wide and has a depth of 16 meters in the water. It has a capacity of 21,300 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit).

The port’s director-general, Waleed Al-Faris, said the ship’s arrival was proof that the Dammam facility was a global logistics destination.

“King Abdul Aziz Port can handle any type of cargo with its...

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