Saudi Ports Authority

S Arabia requires copy of forwarder’s license

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has required carriers and their agents to obtain proof of freight forwarder’s license issued by the Public Transport Authority (PTA).

The Regulation of Shipping Agent issued under the Resolution of Mawani Board of Directors requires shipping agents not accept any shipment contracts or impounding of goods issued by Saudi ports via freight forwarders not licensed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), and the shipping agent must keep a copy of the freight...

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Saudi Ports to slash container handling time

Mawani, the Saudi Ports Authority, will reduce container time at its ports to three days by 2020 even as it plans to more than double handling by 2030, as part of the kingdom’s broader drive to generate efficiencies in the economy.

“What’s more, the share of Saudi ports handling transshipment containers will be increased, the production capacity within the terminals will be optimised, and new horizons will be opened for promising investment and commercial partnerships,” said Mawani president...

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