The growth aligns with the aims of national logistics strategy.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- The Saudi Ports Authority also known as Mawani strengthened the maritime and logistics sectors with an investment of US$3.46 billion during 2023, contributing to the kingdom's growth in international indicators and solidifying its position as a global logistics center. In order to enhance the attractiveness of Saudi...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) and CMA CGM launched on Wednesday a new logistics park at Jeddah Islamic Port, with a total area exceeding 130,000 square meters and an investment value nearing US$132 million (SAR 487 million). President of Mawani Omar Hariri said, “The new logistics...

The aim is to establish multiple logistics zones in the Kingdom.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) reported an 11.66 percent surge in container traffic across its trade hubs during September, handling 732,293 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit in comparison to 655,831 TEUs a year earlier. Monthly statistics further show an 18.2 percent increase in exported containers from 198,529 TEUs...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - King Fahad Industrial Port has successfully shipped 5,500 tons of bitumen to South Africa onboard bulk carrier IANTHE last month, making it the first ever shipment of the oil byproduct from the Yanbu-based hub. The South Africa bound cargo also marks the resumption of bitumen exports...

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia-- The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has reached a partnership deal with Port of Rotterdam to collaborate in the areas of smart ports, human capital development, knowledge transfer, and performance optimization in support of the Kingdom's economic diversification efforts aimed at creating a state-of-the-art investment and trade hub....

The year-end statistics for 2022 highlight a 3.2 percent surge in container volumes at 10.355 billion TEUs compared to 10.035 billion TEUs a year earlier.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) won an award at the ninth edition of the Maritime Standard Awards. The awards is an annual industry event that felicitates top performers in the shipping, ports, and related sectors spanning the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. The award crowns...

Container throughput the Kingdom's ports continued its upward year-on-year movement during October 2022, soaring to 694,517 twenty-foot equivalent unit at 15.33 percent from last year’s total of 602,210 TEUs.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia---Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) and the Saudi Information Exchange Company (Tabadul) signed an MoU to develop new port community management systems. The MoU aims to achieve the expansion of services provided in Saudi ports and doubling their number from 46 to 150 besides. It also aims at enabling...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia---Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) handled record tons of volume at the Kingdom's various ports from Jan-Aug this year. Against the 187 million tons during the Jan-Aug period in 2021, Mawani said Saudi ports handled more than 212 million tons this year, an increase of 13.59 percent. Statistics during...

Saudi ports have witnessed a growth in car imports during the first quarter of 2022, amid an increase in cargo throughput tonnage, official statistics showed in April.

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) on Sunday launched the Smart Ports initiative in a bid to enable Saudi ports apply modern technologies and boost their competitiveness. During the launch, Mawani signed three MoUs with STC, Ericsson and Huawei, the Saudi Global Ports Company (SGP), the Red Sea Gateway Terminal Company...

Saudi Ports Authority has posted a 17.5 percent increase in its general cargo's volume of tons in 2022, compared to the same period in 2021.

The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) has announced a new direct shipping service connecting Saudi Arabia to Djibouti, through the container transport company, Transmar. Saudi media reports said the service is an important development that serves to leverage the potential of the kingdom's ports, bolster its petrochemicals exports and transshipments, and...

Dubai Ports World and Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) have come together to expand the capacity of Jeddah Islamic Port.

Once the silos are built, the at Jazan and Ras Al Khair ports will have a total storage capacity of 2.88 million tons of grain.

Saudi ports saw an increase in the total number of handled cargo as well as passengers during June 2021