Container traffic at Saudi ports up 14.6% in 2023Saudi Arabia's ports have witnessed a 14.6% increase in inbound and outbound container traffic during FY 2023 when compared to the year before, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) which issued the kingdom’s Mar More… |
Saudi Railways, Maersk enter container transportation dealSaudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has signed a contract with the sea shipping major Maersk to increase the number of containers transported on SAR trains between King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam and Riyadh Dry Port, a Saudi Press Agency report said. More… |
EDECS lands Jeddah port container infrastructure contractEDECS, a key engineering and construction company, has secured a major infrastructure and road works contract from DP World, a global leader in smart end-to-end supply chain logistics based in Dubai, for the development of the third stage More… |
EDECS lands Jeddah port container infrastructure contractEDECS, a key engineering and construction company, has secured a major infrastructure and road works contract from DP World, a global leader in smart end-to-end supply chain logistics based in Dubai, for the development of the third stage More… |
Saudi Arabia jumps 8 places in Lloyd’s List 2023 RankingsThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been ranked 16th in annual container throughput by the 2023 edition of the Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports, steadily improving on the 24th position it occupied last year. Sa More… |
Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port receives largest container shipKing Abdulaziz Port has received the largest container vessel in its history with the arrival of Hapag Lloyd-owned Berlin Express, a 23,664-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) carrier measuring 400 m in length, 61 m in width, and 16 m in draugh More… |
ECG lands Neom container activation buildings design contractEngineering Consultants Group (ECG), a leading engineering consultancy firm based in Egypt, said it has secured a major contract to develop the design for the container activation terminal buildings at the Saudi futuristic city project - Neom. More… |
DP World reports 2.5% like-for-like volume growthDP World Limited handled 59.6 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals during the first nine months of 2022, with gross container volumes increasing by 20% year-on-year on a reported basis a More… |
Saudi ports clock 16pc growth in cargo volumes during JulyCargo throughput rose by 16% in July at Saudi ports, racking up 28 million tonnes compared to 24 million tonnes in July 2021, largely due to optimised organisational performance and world-class levels of efficiency. More… |
Duqm port container crane project 86pc completeOman's Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) has announced the completion of 86% of a project to supply and install cranes and gantry cranes as part of the second phase of Duqm Port’s commercial jetty. More… |