The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) for marine services projects at eight major commercial and industrial ports across the kingdom, in co-ordination with National Centre for Privatization & PPP (NCP).

 

The agreements will include basic marine services such as anchorage, pilotage, towage, berthing and unberthing and mooring, as well as additional services such as pollution control and firefighting, stated Mawani in its statement.

 

These long-term agreements will be awarded to experienced private sector companies through a competitive procurement process, in accordance with the Private Sector Participation (PSP) Law. 

 

The deadline for submitting the EOIs has been set at April 7. This will be followed by sending the requests for qualifications (RFQ) to all EoI respondents.

 

Marine services are instrumental to establishing world-class ports sector practices and attract best-in-class specialized partners, furthering Mawani's contribution to position the Kingdom as a global logistics hub in line with the National Transport and Logistics strategy under Saudi Vision 2030, it added.-TradeArabia News Service