Saudi Ports Authority

Record container throughput for King Abdulaziz Port

King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, Saudi Arabia handled 18,553 TEUs on a single vessel, making it the highest throughput ever recorded across Saudi ports.

The previous record of the port was 18,021 TEUs set in the second quarter of 2022.

In addition, the milestone was achieved aboard the 20,000 TEU container vessel CSCL Indian Ocean, arriving from the Far East, through the efforts of container terminal operator Saudi Global Ports.

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Upgrade works commence on two container terminals at Saudi Arabia’s King AbdulAziz Port

The Saudi Ports Authority has commenced works aimed at upgrading and developing two container terminals at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia. The deve ..

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Saudi Ports Authority announces new service to connect Dammam to global market

The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI), in order to enhance the direct trade and shipping link between Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world, announced the addition of King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam to its Aladin Express DMCC’s shipping service, Gulf-India Express 2 (GIX2).

The new service will connect Dammam to the ports of Jebel Ali in the UAE, Khalifa Bin Salman in Bahrain, Hamad in Qatar, and Mundra in India every two weeks via the vessel Green Ace, which has a carrying capacity of 1,740 TEUs.

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Saudi Ranks 5th Position In Handling Container Ship Per Hour Globally

Saudi Arabia ranked fifth as the world’s fastest in container ship handling per hour, according to the UNCTAD annual index issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, says an article published in Zawya.

One in Top 10

With an average of 16.8 hours for container handling in Saudi ports, Saudi Arabia made its debut to the list of the world’s top ten ports, according to the UNCTAD report for the year 2020.

Planning initiatives

Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) has implemented a...

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